The African Experience in Colonial Virginia (Paperback)

Paperback. The State of Virginia recognizes 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 of 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. The State of Virginia recognises that the 1619 landing of Africans at Point Comfort was a complicated beginning. These essays presents discussions of 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.