The Divided North: Black and White Families in the Age of Slavery

by Carol Gardner

Reuben Ruby and Nathaniel Gordon II were born eleven months apart in 1798 and 1799 and spent much of their boyhoods roaming the noisy, bustling waterfront of Portland, Maine. They lived just blocks from one another, attended school together, and went to the same church with their families. But they were worlds apart, separated by family, culture, and race. Reuben Ruby was Black and Nathaniel Gordon was White.

The Rubys became prominent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625348746
• ISBN13: 9781625348746
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.