Thanks, Brent. Will take a look. -- Stephan on 1/10/03 12:01 PM, Brent Tarter at [log in to unmask] wrote: > I have been reading Peter Wallenstein's new book, TELL THE COURT I LOVE MY > WIFE; RACE, MARRIAGE, AND LAW: AN AMERICAN HISTORY (New York: Palgrave > Macmillan, 2002), which treats mixed-race marriage in American law and > history and contains good references that might be useful for the early > period; and even better stuff for the later periods. > > Brent Tarter > The Library of Virginia > [log in to unmask] > > Visit the Library of Virginia's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephan A. Schwartz [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 10 January, 2003 11:07 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Mixed race children > > > I am trying to find early references to children of mixed race appearing in > the population of Virginia. That is, when did people begin to talk about > this as an issue. I know that even in the 1600s enslaved African females > were coming ashore pregnant from having been raped by ship's crew but, other > than the reference, no discussion of what this meant. Testosterone being > what it is, and availability and the inability to say no being what it must > have been, mixed race children had to have been a social factor very early. > But I haven't found the references. Many thanks to any list member who has > guidance to hand. > > -- Stephan > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Stephan A. Schwartz EUR Email: [log in to unmask] > Personal Website: http://www.stephanaschwartz.com EUR Schwartzreport: > http://www.schwartzreport.net 147 Pinewood Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia > 23451 EUR Voice: 757.422.4549 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html