Israel on the Appomattox: A Southern Experiment in Black Freedom from the 1790s Through the Civil War (Vintage)
A historical account of a Virginia plantation community where Black people lived in freedom from the 1790s through the Civil War, based on archival research.
About This Book
This book examines a unique Southern community where Black individuals lived in freedom from the late eighteenth century through the Civil War era.
It explores the social, legal, and economic conditions that allowed this experiment in Black autonomy to develop in Virginia.
The narrative draws on archival records to document the lives and challenges faced by free Black residents in a slaveholding society.
Readers gain insight into broader themes of race, freedom, and Southern history during this formative period in the United States.
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