"Myne Owne Ground": Race and Freedom on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1640-1676
By (author): "T.H. Breen"
Publish Date:
1980
ISBN0195175387
ISBN139780195175387
Asin"Myne Owne Ground": Race and Freedom on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1640-1676
Original titleMyne Owne Ground: Race and Freedom on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1640-1676
Enables readers to rethink much of what is taken for granted about American race relations. This book reconstructs a community in which ownership of property was as significant as skin color in structuring social relations. In the foreword, the authors reflect on the origins of this book, setting it into context of Atlantic and African history.