Barbados Slave Code – Huntington Version

Barbados Barbados Slave Code (1661) Huntington Library version Introduction     Further Reading Sources Cite this page APAMLAHarvardVancouverChicagoIEEESlavery Law & Power in Early America and the British Empire (February 7, 2023) Barbados Slave Code...

South Carolina Slave Laws (1690-1717)

South Carolina South Carolina Slave Laws (1690-1717)   Introduction In progress. Further Reading Sources Cite this page APAMLAHarvardVancouverChicagoIEEESlavery Law & Power in Early America and the British Empire (December 14, 2022) South Carolina Slave Laws...

Code Noir (1685)

code noir Code Noir (1685)   Introduction In progress. Further Reading Sources Cite this page APAMLAHarvardVancouverChicagoIEEESlavery Law & Power in Early America and the British Empire (September 23, 2022) Code Noir (1685). Retrieved from...

Jamaica Slave Code: Governing Slaves (1664)

Jamaica Jamaica Slave Code: Governing Slaves(1664) “An Act for the better ordering & Governing of Negro Slaves” Based on the Barbados Slave Act, the Jamaica Assembly adopted its first slave law in 1664. After the English took control of the island, the...