Colonial Law
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Jamaica Slave Code (1664)
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Barbados Slave Code
(1661 – 1667)
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Butts v. Penny (1677)
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The Virginia Slave Code of 1705
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Somerset v. Somerset (1772)
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Pennsylvania Gradual Emancipation Act (1780)
Jamaica Slave Code (1664)
Barbados Slave Code
(1661 – 1667)
Butts v. Penny (1677)
The Virginia Slave Code of 1705
Somerset v. Somerset (1772)
Pennsylvania Gradual Emancipation Act (1780)