"Slaves were as inseparable a part of the College as the old bricks of the College Building itself." 1 Jennifer Oast Ph.D. '09 From its beginning, the success or failure of William & Mary relied on ...
The status of blacks in Virginia slowly changed over the last half of the 17th century. The black indentured servant, with his hope of freedom, was increasingly being replaced by the black slave.
replying to a query from his brother Moses as to the Christian ethics of "enslaving our fellow creatures," wrote that "to live in Virginia without slaves is morally impossible." While noting that ...