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 (December 23, 2023) 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...

Barbados Slave Code

BARBADOS Barbados Slave Code(1661 – 1667) In 1661, Barbados became the first English colony to pass a comprehensive slave code.  Below is the best version of it we have.  The problem is that the only versions of it that survive date to 1667, when it had already...