Forum: Lost Stories

There was a novel, I'm guessing 1960s or 1970s, about the formation of a black nation in the South. I believe it was five or six present states - South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and probably Louisiana - but not Florida, that won independence from the U.S. I do not recall whether independence came from negotiations or from military. I do recall that the name of the nation was made up of the initials of the states - so maybe something like GAMSCL (I'm pretty sure that's NOT it).
I do not recall the name of the novel or the author. Anybody else remember this story. I'm guessing it would be of alternate history genre.

There's a highly problematic Heinlein novel called "Farnham's Freehold" which features a black nation in the far future of the US, although I don't think states were ever specified.

If no one here recognizes it, I'd check the reddit group "whatsthatbook". It's a very active sub with a lot of members, many of the top commenters being librarians and similar. No guarantee, but I've seen books identified with less.

Try Big-R's "Black Republic". It is behind the paywall.