Phil was a find scholar and thoroughly nice guy. I had the pleasure of reviewing his book Twice Condemned and also being his editor for Slave Laws in Virginia, which was in a series I edit at Univ. of Georgia Press. He will be missed. ****************** PaulFinkelman, Ph.D. President GRATZ COLLEGE 7605 Old YorkRoad Melrose Park,PA 19027 Email: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Office:215-635-7300 x 124 Cell: 518-605-0296 Web: gratz.edu On Thursday, December 20, 2018, 9:18:58 AM EST, Tarter, Brent <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Longtime Virginia Commonwealth University professor Philip J. Schwarz died last week, I have been informed. He was a good friend and accomplished scholar whose contributions to the historical literature on Virginia and slavery were numerous and very important. Va-Hist subscribers will recall his 1988 L.S.U. Press book, *Twice Condemned: Slaves and the Criminal Laws of Virginia, 1705-1865*, his 1996 University of Georgia Press book, *Slave Laws in Virginia*, his 2001 University Press of Virginia book, *Migrants Against Slavery: Virginians and the Nation*, as well as numerous important articles in the scholarly journals and lectures in various public venues. Brent Tarter [log in to unmask] ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html This list is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).