Download or read book Black Masters: A Free Family of Color in the Old South written by Michael P. Johnson and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of William Ellison emphasizes the fine line separating freedom from slavery and sheds light on the collective experience of Blacks in the antebellum South.