Myne Own Ground: Race and Freedom on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, 1640-1676 (T.H. Breen and Stephen Innes, Oxford Press, 1980).
Conventional historical analysis of the rise of racism and slavery in the South paints a very broad brush of these as imported from European settlers from the outset of American colonization. Authors Thomas Breen and Stephen Innes, however, counter this thought by targeting the historical records of interactions between free blacks and the rest of society along Virginia’s eastern shore during the early seventeenth century.
Analysis – Myne Owne Ground
This is an undergraduate level analysis written for an American Pre-Civil War South History independent study course at a top-tier US private college. This paper, Analysis – Myne Owne Ground, represents my personal analysis combined with course knowledge and in-depth research on the book Myne Own Ground: Race and Freedom on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, 1640-1676 (T.H. Breen and Stephen Innes, Oxford Press, 1980). The report received top marks.
This report could be used as a guide for research, a sample analysis for reference, or for direct reference with proper citation.
Word Count: 750-800
