Breen and Innes: "Myne Owne Ground": Race and Freedom on Virginia's Eastern Shore (1980)

Abstract: (5 pp) In the seventeenth century, blacks who were either slaves or indentured servants had, at least in one part of the South, a unique window of opportunity open to freedom. Their story is seldom known, and worth a closer look because of the lessons it teaches about the power of free markets and personal freedom. In "Myne Owne Ground," professors, T. H. Breen and Stephen Innes describe settlements on the Eastern Shore of Virginia between the years 1640 and 1680, and reflect the impacts these free blacks had on the surrounding community. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

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Catagory: Black Social Issues, Politics & Philosophy

Subcatagory: Black Studies

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