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1672

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1672 Maryland Slave Code

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1672 Maryland Slave Code
1672 Maryland Slave Code

The 1672 Maryland Slave Code reinforced racial slavery and denied basic rights to enslaved Africans in the colony[4][9][13][15]. This code expanded upon the Virginia model by further restricting the movement and assembly of enslaved people[4][13]. It was part of a broader pattern of colonial slave codes that spread across the British colonies to institutionalize racial slavery[9][15].

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