In addition to the sources suggested by Henry, you might also look at: Anthony Parent, FOUL MEANS: THE FORMATION OF A SLAVE SOCIETY IN VIRGINIA, 1660-1740 Allan Kulikoff, TOBACCO AND SLAVES: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHERN CULTURES IN THE CHESAPEAKE, 1680-1800 Kathleen Brown, GOOD WIVES, NASTY WENCHES, AND ANXIOUS PATRIARCHS: GENDER, RACE, AND POWER IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA Brown's book, despite its title, bears reading on this subject--John Kolp builds on and expands from it, in his chapters on Virginia in the recent Virginia history textbook OLD DOMINION, NEW COMMONWEALTH: A HISTORY OF VIRGINIA, 1607-2007. All best, Kevin Kevin R. Hardwick, Ph.D. Department of History James Madison University ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html