This is an exact transcription of genealogical data in the oldest Quaker records in Virginia, the so-called Chuckatuck Record. It is mainly birth, marriage, and death records in Nansemond and Isle of Wight counties, beginning in 1673, although a few entries relate to events of an earlier date. The birth and death records provide the usual names and dates, while the marriage records have the names of the parties to the marriage, the date, parents' names, and the lists of witnesses, many of whom were relatives of the bride and groom.

This multilayered study of the representation of black masculinity in musical and cultural performance takes aim at the reduction of African American male culture to stereotypes of deviance, misogyny, and excess. Broadening the significance of hip-hop culture by linking it to other expressive forms within popular culture, Miles White examines how these representations have both encouraged the demonization of young black males in the United States and abroad and contributed to the construction of their identities."From Jim Crow to Jay-Z" traces black male representations to chattel slavery and...