Live and let live: native and immigrant free people of color in early nineteenthcentury Puerto Rico

Abstract

This paper is an examination of the evolving population of early nineteenth-century Puerto Rico. It examines the daily life of free people of color in Puerto Rico using community stories to illustrate the interaction of free people of color, both immigrant and native, with each other and with whites in their respective communities. The lives of free people of color, whites, immigrants and natives were fused by issues of color, class and economics. An influx of new people allowed for a climate that fostered acceptance of free people of color and recognized their integral part in the fabric of Puerto Rican community. “Live and Let Live” explores how free people of color negotiated their lives within the dynamic community of native and immigrant Puerto Ricans.

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