The Network: An Enslaving Virginia Publication was a series of newsletters published in 1999 to supplement the Becoming Americans master interpretive plan storyline also published in 1999 titled Enslaving Virginia. Enslaving Virginia accounts for the development and growth of a racially based slave system that profoundly affected the lives, fortunes, and values of blacks and whites in colonial Virginia. The information contained in The Network resulted from requests from interpreters for clarifications or additional research about the background information contained in the Enslaving Virginia resource book. One of the great strengths of The Network is the additional details provided about named enslaved and free blacks in the Williamsburg area.