Dec 11, 2022 | 17th Century, Slave Code, Transcription
Barabados Slave Code (1661) Huntington Library version The Barbados Slave Code of 1661 has another version preserved at the Huntington Library. This historic document shows how legal frameworks shaped and influenced the treatment of enslaved people across the British...
Aug 21, 2022 | 19th Century, Slave Code, Transcription, United States
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 (September 15, 2023) South Carolina Slave Laws...
Jun 9, 2021 | 17th Century, Slave Code, Transcription
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...
Apr 30, 2020 | 17th Century, Barbados, Slave Code, Transcription
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...
