Free Blacks of Accomack County, Virginia
Author | : Kirk Mariner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Accomack County (Va.) |
ISBN | : 9780982043653 |
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"'Free Blacks of Accomack County, Virginia' is a happy by-product of Kirk Mariner's meticulous scholarship. In researching his ground-breaking 'Slave and Free on Virginia's Eastern Shore from the Revolution to the Civil War,' Mariner combed antebellum court order books, wills and inventories, federal censuses, newspapers, manuscripts, and other sources, all the while taking the time to note every free black who appeared in the record. The result is a list of more than 10,000 names. Each entry in the list provides a citation to the source document and a brief summary of why the name appeared in the document." - back cover.