Strangers Setting among Us: The Sources and Challenge of the Urban Free Black Population of Early Virginia

In Virginia, many people abandoned Revolutionary principles in favor of manumission and reverted to colonial-era policies of expulsion of free blacks. They limited access to freedom as the price for greater safety and security in the state and especially its towns.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 2000-01, Vol.108 (2), p.155-179
1. Verfasser:	Nicholls, Michael L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African Americans Black history Blacks Children Cities Drake, Francis (1540?-96) Emancipation Freedom History Manumission Population Population growth Slavery Slaves Towns Urban populations
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Zusammenfassung:	In Virginia, many people abandoned Revolutionary principles in favor of manumission and reverted to colonial-era policies of expulsion of free blacks. They limited access to freedom as the price for greater safety and security in the state and especially its towns.
ISSN:	0042-6636 1940-4050