Toni Morrison explores 17th Century Virginia
2008: Novelist John Updike, in a perceptive New Yorker review of Toni Morrison’s novel “A Mercy” (2008), praises it for its ability to …
Category Archives: African-Americans
Mahockney Slaves in the 1850 Federal Census Slave Schedule
The unnamed slaves listed for James H. Latane of Mahockney number 44 in total. Below is one example of the …
1831, August 21: Nat Turner leads a Virginia slave revolt
August 21, 1831– Nat Turner, a slave preacher and self-styled prophet, leads the only successful slave revolt in Virginia’s history, …
1800, August 30: Gabriel’s Revolt
August 30, 1800 – “A planned slave revolt led by a blacksmith named Gabriel, who was owned by Thomas Prosser, …
Martha Tomlin Gouldman and her late husband’s 21 slaves
1709 03 10 Gouldman, Edward’s estate inventory and 21 slaves From records of Essex County, found in Library of Virginia …
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