The grandees of government : the origins and persistence of undemocratic politics in Virginia /
Tarter, Brent,1948-author.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-441) and index.
For the glory of God and the good of the plantation -- True religion and a civil course of life -- The grievances of the people -- The grandees of government -- All men are not created equal -- On domestic slavery -- Constitutions construed -- House divided -- Causes lost -- An Anglo-Saxon electorate -- The Byrdocracy -- I was born black -- The spirit of Virginia -- Public good and private interest -- Virginia abstractions.
Political culture
Constitutional history
African Americans