Anthropometric data of free Americans of african filiation in Maryland, from 1800 to 1864

The interest of the economic historical researcher in the interaction between economic and biological processes – especially concerning economic development – has increased recently. Individual somatic indicators are in a close relationship with the nutritional status and therefore with the demographic variables of the society, such as the expectation of life. These variables have in turn a feedback effect on economy by their influence on the labour productivity. In this context the meaning of anthropometric history of Afro-American people reveals by the discussions about their material living standard and here especially about the food they got during their captivity. Topics: The data collection was compiled to identify the nutritional status of free African Americans in Maryland during the early 19th century. The data collection gives information about age, sex, birth year, size, federal state of birth, residence (or the place, where the former slaves got their freedom), colour of the skin, and if the person was born in freedom or if the person was given the freedom after the birth. In some cases the administrative district is documentated, in which the person was grown up.