Bibliograph

Twin paths to freedom, the history and archaeology of James City County's free black communities, Martha W. McCartney, Williamsburg, Virginia

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Twin paths to freedom, the history and archaeology of James City County's free black communities, Martha W. McCartney, Williamsburg, Virginia

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-168)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Twin paths to freedom

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1195901165

Responsibility statement

Martha W. McCartney, Williamsburg, Virginia

Series statement

Special publication / Archeological Society of Virginia, no. 46Local authors project

Sub title

the history and archaeology of James City County's free black communities

Summary

During the first half of the nineteenth century, there were two Free Black settlements in James City County: one that was purposefully established and another whose formation was happenstance. These two communities<U+2019> origins and their inhabitants<U+2019> personal histories provide unique insights into the life experience of Virginia<U+2019>s Free Blacks. Among the issues discussed are household composition, employment, living conditions, material culture, family stability, and social mobility. A succinct overview of the laws that governed Africans<U+2019> and African Americans<U+2019> everyday lives serves as a backdrop for the main narrative. The research of social historians, archaeologists, architectural historians, and experts in the field of material culture is used to recreate the world in which nineteenth century Free Blacks lived.--, Amazon.com

Target audience

adult

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History and archaeology of James City County's free black communities

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