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

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Oxford University Press, 1980 - History - 142 pages
Concentrating on the lives of blacks who achieved freedom, this book describes how, against formidable odds, they amassed property, established plantations, acquired dependent labourers, and lived for several generations as free and independent members of Virginia society.

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About the author (1980)

T. H.BreenWilliam Smith Mason Professor of American HistoryNorthwestern University.

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TitleMyne Owne Ground: Race and Freedom on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1640-1676
AuthorsT. H. Breen, Stephen Innes
Editionillustrated
PublisherOxford University Press, 1980
ISBN0195032063, 9780195032062
Length142 pages
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History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
History / General
History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
History / United States / State & Local / General
  
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