An address attempting to convince free blacks in Maryland that colonization is their best alternative for freedom and first class citizenship. Harris, Richard E. 1987. "Blacks of Maryland's Caroline County Thrive Throughout the Slavery Period." Journal of The Afro-American Historical and Geneallogical Society, 8 (4): 157-160. Demonstrates the capacity of black people in Maryland's Caroline County to run successful agricultural and business enterprises despite living under the shadow of slavery. Kulikoff, Allan. 1978. "The Origin of Afro-American Society in Tidewater Maryland and Virginia: 1700 to 1790." William and Mary Quarterly, 35 (23: 226-259. Studies the quest of black people in early Maryland and Virginia to build community through the establishment of churches, fraternal orders, schools and other social organizations.