1. Slavery and Abolition in Maryland Adams, Herbert B. ed. 1969. Negro in Maryland: A Study of the Institution of Slavery. New York: Negro Universities Press. Originally published in 1889 by Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. A fairly objective appraisal of laws and policies pertaining to free blacks and slaves in Maryland. Bracken, Jeffrey R. 1889. The Negro in Marvland: A Studv of the Institution of Slavery. Reprint, New York, Negro University Press, 1969. One of the first major studies of slavery in Maryland. Bridner, Elwood L. Jr. Spring, 1971. "The Fugitive Slaves in Maryland." Maryland Historical Magazine 66.