From Jamestown 1607 to 2007, the American Mosaic: A Multicultural Society

Posted in History, Media Archive, Papers/Presentations, Slavery, Social Science, United States, Virginia on 2009-10-22 15:59Z by Steven

From Jamestown 1607 to 2007, the American Mosaic: A Multicultural Society

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
People of Color Conference 2006

Christine Madsen
Rocky Mount Academy (North Carolina)

Some of the original settlers in colonial Virginia formed self-sustaining mixed race communities. The history of these communities will be used as an entrance point to discuss the invention of racial identities as social constructs.

View the Powerpoint presentation here.

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