Patricia Phillips Marshall and Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll, Thomas Day Master Craftsman and Free Man of Color (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2010). via UNC Press: "Thomas Day (1801-61), a free man of color from Milton, North Carolina, became the most successful cabinetmaker in North Carolina--white or black--during a time when most blacks were … Continue reading BOOK: Marshall and Leimenstoll on Thomas Day’s Craft