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1680 Virginia Slave Code

Virginia, VA

1680 Virginia Slave Code

1680 Virginia Slave Code

The 1680 Virginia Slave Code expanded restrictions on enslaved people, including prohibitions on movement and assembly[4][13]. This code prevented blacks from congregating in large numbers for funerals or feasts and required written authorization to leave a plantation[8]. It also limited time stays at other plantations to no more …

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