'Myne Owne Ground' - Race and Freedom on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1640-1676

Klappentext This book has stood the test of time as one of the most readable microhistories of colonial free blacks in America. It restores to the historical record the lives of individuals who strove to better their lives! as well as elucidates a pre-Revolutionary period when social and racial laws in America had not yet hardened. In a new preface! Breen and Innes situate their work in the explosion of work on early American slavery and African-American life over the past twodecades Zusammenfassung Provides 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. Why this model of social interaction in race relations did not survive! makes this a critical and urgent work of history.

Product details

• Authors: T. H. Breen, T. H./ Innes Breen, Breen T. H., Stephen Innes, Innes Stephen
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.09.2004
• EAN: 9780195175370
• ISBN: 978-0-19-517537-0
• No. of pages: 142
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 203 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Ethnic Studies, Virginia, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Social discrimination & inequality, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General