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First Race-Based Law in Massachusetts (1630)

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First Race-Based Law in Massachusetts (1630)
First Race-Based Law in Massachusetts (1630)

Massachusetts enacted the first law specifically mentioning race, punishing a white man who was whipped for sleeping with a Black woman. This law marked an early legal distinction based on race in colonial America, establishing racial boundaries in intimate relationships. It represented one of the earliest codifications of racial inferiority in colonial law.

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