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On the eve of the Civil War, around 60,000 Black men, women and children lived free in the state of Virginia, often alongside enslaved neighbours. This volume is a history documenting the richness and variety of their lives. Although many stayed in Virginia, living, working and thriving despite serious threats to their lives, some moved north or, further still, across the Atlantic to Liberia. In studying the lives of free Black Virginians prior to emancipation, this volume explores an under-told and inspirational story of Virginia's past. By delving into collections across the Commonwealth, whether the records of the state or testimonies left by free Black people themselves, this new volume fills a critical gap in our understanding of Virginia's Black history.
Contents
Foreword by James W. Dyke, Jr., former Virginia Secretary of Education, Tim Sullivan, president emeritus, College of William & Mary, and Alvin J. Schexnider, former interim president, Norfolk State University
Acknowledgements by Jamie O. Bosket, president & CEO, Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Introduction by Dr Elizabeth M. Klaczynski, associate curator, Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Black Freedom in Slaveholding Virginia by Melvin Patrick Ely
The Christian Faith and Legacies of Liberation in Virginia's Free Black Society by Evanda S. Watts-Martinez
Free Black People in Rural Virginia by Sabrina G. Watson
Joseph Jenkins Roberts, Free Black emigres and the Liberian Experiment by Cassandra L. Newby-Alexander
Education, Politics, and the Legacy of Free Black Virginians after Emancipation by Stephen Rockenbach
Afterword
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