| 'Myne Owne Ground': Race and Freedom on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1640-1676 Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Breen, T. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195175379 ISBN-13: 9780195175370 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2004 Annotation: Ever since its publication twenty-five years ago, "Myne Owne Ground" has challenged readers to rethink much of what is taken for granted about American race relations. During the earliest decades of Virginia history, some men and women who arrived in the New World as slaves achieved freedom and formed a stable community on the Eastern shore. Holding their own with white neighbors for much of the 17th century, these free blacks purchased freedom for family members, amassed property, established plantations, and acquired laborers. T.H. Breen and Stephen Innes reconstruct 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. In a new foreword, Breen and Innes reflect on the origins of this book, setting it into the context of Atlantic and particularly African history. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 975.5 |
| LCCN: 2004054798 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.54" W x 8.28" (0.50 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Maryland - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Features: Bibliography, Index |
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| Publisher Description: Ever since its publication twenty-five years ago, Myne Owne Ground has challenged readers to rethink much of what is taken for granted about American race relations. During the earliest decades of Virginia history, some men and women who arrived in the New World as slaves achieved freedom and formed a stable community on the Eastern shore. Holding their own with white neighbors for much of the 17th century, these free blacks purchased freedom for family members, amassed property, established plantations, and acquired laborers. T.H. Breen and Stephen Innes reconstruct 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. In a new foreword, Breen and Innes reflect on the origins of this book, setting it into the context of Atlantic and particularly African history. |
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