Class War? Class Struggles during the American Revolution in Virginia
Title | Class War? Class Struggles during the American Revolution in Virginia |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2006 |
Authors | McDonnell, Michael A. |
Journal | The William and Mary Quarterly |
Volume | 63 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 305-344 |
Date Published | 04/2006 |
Abstract | This article examines the class hierarchy among residents of Virginia during the American Revolution by critically evaluating the long-held perspective that the need for racial unity smoothed over class divisions in Virginia and created a shared commitment to racial slavery, which was the basis of a cohesive white culture in the eighteenth century. The author dismisses this theory by pointing to division among whites due to economic inequality. |
URL | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3877355 |
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