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“Myne Owne Ground”: Race and Freedom on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, 1640-1676

Some of the first Africans who arrived in Virginia in slavery later achieved freedom and formed a stable community on the Eastern Shore, holding their own with white neighbors for most of the 17th century. This book provides a look at why this model of social interaction in race relations did not survive.

Authors: T.H. Breen and Stephen Innes

Published: 2005

Pages: 142

Paperback

ISBN: 9780195175370