Myne Owne Ground: Race and Freedom on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1640-1676
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ISBN: 0195032063 / Publisher: Oxford University Press, September 1982
Recounts the stories of American slaves who obtained freedom in seventeenth century Virginia, purchased land, started plantations, and interacted with white neighbors
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Concentrating on the lives of blacks who achieved freedom, this book describes how, against formidable odds, they amassed property, established plantations, acquired dependent laborers, and lived for several generations as free and independent members of Virginia society.
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