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A Black Craigslist: Virginia, 1660

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Annette Laing
Apr 16, 2021
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It’s January, 1660, and Francis Payne, tobacco planter on Virginia's Eastern Shore, has a horse to sell.

Craigslist in 17th century Virginia means riding his horse through the wooded countryside to vi…

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