A Sense Of Their Own Power : Self-Determination in Recent Writings on Black Virginians

Discusses historical visibility of African American Virginians from 1619 to the present in relation to the concept of self-determination and power

Introduction: Migrants Against Slavery

From the introduction, The stories in this book show that complete avoidance of slavery was impossible because of the power of Virginian slaveholders and because of the residues of slavery in the Midwest and elsewhere in the North. Because of these factors, people who left Virginia to avoid slavery developed diverse tactics and followed markedly different routes. Introduction includes historical data tables: Virginia-born African-Americans in northern cities, 1850 and 1860; Free Virginia-born people living in states outside Virginia, 1850 and 1860; Ratio of free expatriates to their native eastern states\u27 free population, 1850 and 1860; Distribution of expatriates from South Atlantic and border states, 1850 and 186

The Shape of the Shackles (including Preface and Introduction)

Analyzes the history of enslaved African Americans\u27 relationship with the criminal courts of Virginia during a 160 year period

Gabriel\u27s Challenge: Slaves and Crime in Late Eighteenth-Century Virginia

Historical analysis of a 1799 altercation and subsequent trial involving Gabriel Prosser, who a year later would lead a large slave insurrection. Schwarz notes, the 1799 incident is primarily important for revealing the power of slave resistance to specific aspects of their bondage. Includes data from U.S. Census records 1790-1800 and Brunswick County Personal Property Taxes, 1799

Emancipators, Protectors, and Anomalies: Free Black Slaveowners in Virginia

Free black ownership of slaves, which did exist in Virginia, shows that opportunity of a kind was open to some free people of color, but as the slave society of Virginia grew older and larger, it was an increasingly limited opportunity. When ownership of bondspeople by free people of color is placed into the context of the white supremacist and pro slavery laws and society of Virginia, however, it stands out as all the more remarkable as well as anomalous. Includes photographs of the excavated the site of Archibald Batte\u27s store in Bermuda Hundred, by Daniel Mouer, VCU Archaeology Department

Preface, Introduction, and Chronology: Gabriel\u27s Conspiracy

Preface and Introduction to Gabriel\u27s Conspiracy: A Documentary History by Philip J. Schwarz. Includes a six page Chronology (1776-1800) of the documented events of Gabriel Prosser\u27s life, with emphasis on the slave rebellion of 1800. From the Introduction, Documents concerning the important 1800 plot of enslaved Virginians to rebel against slavery have appeared in such publications as the Calendar of Virginia State Papers, Michael Mullin\u27s American Negro Slavery: A Documentary History, and as part of a Library of Virginia exhibit in 2000. But there has never been a publication devoted solely to the many documents associated with the events of 1800. Nor has there been any attempt to publish all the documents

The emergence of oral tadalafil as a once-daily treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is found in a vast array of diseases, with a minority representing pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Idiopathic PAH or PAH in association with other disorders has been associated with poor survival, poor exercise tolerance, progressive symptoms of dyspnea, and decreased quality of life. Left untreated, patients with PAH typically have a progressive decline in function with high morbidity ultimately leading to death. Advances in medical therapy for PAH over the past decade have made significant inroads into improved function, quality of life, and even survival in this patient population. Three classes of pulmonary artery-specific vasodilators are currently available in the United States. They include prostanoids, endothelin receptor antagonists, and phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors. In May 2009, the FDA approved tadalafil, the first once-daily PDE5 inhibitor for PAH. This review will outline the currently available data on tadalafil and its effects in patients with PAH

Chandra X-Ray Point Sources, including Supernova 1979C, in the Spiral Galaxy M100

Six x-ray point sources, with luminosities of $4 \times 10^{38} - 2 \times 10^{39} \rm ergs s^{-1}$ in the 0.4--7 keV band, were detected in Chandra observations of the spiral galaxy M100. One source is identified with supernova SN 1979C and appears to have roughly constant x-ray flux for the period 16--20 years after the outburst. The x-ray spectrum is soft, as would be expected if the x-ray emission is due to the interaction of supernova ejecta with circumstellar matter. Most of the other sources are variable either within the Chandra observation or when compared to archival data. None are coincident with the peak of the radio emission at the nucleus. These sources have harder spectra than the supernova and are likely x-ray binaries. M100 has more bright x-ray sources than typical for spiral galaxies of its size. This is likely related to active star formation occurring in the galaxy.Comment: accepted by the Astrophysical Journal, 7 page