Barbados Slave Code – Huntington Version

Dec 11, 2022 | Slave Code

Barbados Barbados Slave Code (1661) Huntington Library version  Introduction In progress. Notes: The signature of Humphrey Walrond is incorrect, and the handwriting seems to come from a later period.  In almost every respect it seems to correspond to the other 1667...

South Carolina Slave Laws (1690-1717)

Aug 21, 2022 | Slave Code

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)

Aug 21, 2022 | Slave Code

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)

Jun 9, 2021 | Slave Code

Jamaica Jamaica Slave Code: Governing Slaves(1664) Based on the Barbados Slave Act, the Jamaica Assembly adopted its first slave law in 1664. The following is “An Act for the better ordering & Governing of Negro Slaves.”  Introduction During the...