The African Experience in Colonial Virginia: Essays on the 1619 Arrival and the Legacy of Slavery

The State of Virginia recognizes that the 1619 landing of Africans at Point Comfort (present-day Hampton) as a complicated beginning. This collection of new essays reckons with this historical fact, with discussions if the impacts 400 years later. Chapters cover different perspectives about the "20 and odd" who landed, offering insights into how enslavement continues to affect the lives of their descendants. The often overlooked experiences of women in enslavement are discussed.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Fairfax, Colita Nichols
Published: 01/14/2021
Publisher: McFarland & Company
ISBN: 9781476678085
Pages: 173
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d