SlaveCodes.org
SlaveCodes.org publishes slave codes from the days of chattel slavery across the Americas. The codes are translated in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.
- 100% of the products tested had carcinogens. 9 out of 10 has lead. A protective hairstyle should not lead to premature death. Synthetic hair is not regulated by the FDA. Between this, carcinogins in relaxers and in hair dyes, there seems to be no regard at all for Black women's health. #BlackSky
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- To support #2 - Oliver Cromwell's conquest of Ireland led to Irish indentured servants across Jamaica, Barbados, and elsewhere. Colonists used a new term - white - instead of christian to distinguish indentured servants from (christianized) enslaved blacks to remove ambiguity of rights between them.
- We're happy to announce the transcription and publication of the D.C. Slave Code of 1860. We dive into this slave legislation in a blog post showing its relevance today and why some things just don't seem to change 165 years after the law was made.
- It took several months to get through the transcription but happy to have gotten it done for #BlackHistoryMonth.
- Happy to announce the transcription of the DC Slave Code of 1860 is complete! I hope to publish this on @slavecodes.org before the end of #BHM
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- slaveryandfreedomlaws.lib.unb.ca/tags/baptism To further substantiate this, here is a link to 32 British pieces of Slave Legislation on baptism. In the de jure sense, it was law to baptize slaves as an attempt to stop indigenous African religions from being practiced.
- Fresh words ✨ "Despite a white-washed version of the story portraying d'Iberville as a curious explorer, an honest rendering reveals the French weren’t just bringing a sweet cake to Louisiana but also ships carrying enslaved African people." medium.com/@allyfromnol...
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- Today I Learned: The Laws of Enslavement and Freedom in the Anglo-Atlantic World Website slaveryandfreedomlaws.lib.unb.ca
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- Thank you for speaking and answering my questions last night at the Commonwealth Club! The Collins machete story was intriguing!
- "no minister ... within this colony and dominion, shall hereafter wittingly presume to marry a white man with a negro or mulatto woman; or to marry a white woman with a negro or mulatto man,.." -October 1705 Virginia Annex of Laws Undoing Loving v. Virginia would take us back centuries.
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- It was usually one of the first laws in a corpus of slave codes to baptize the enslaved. You'll find that to be the case in most every slave code.
- 1. Girl? We ain’t gang, bih 2. The only reason the Irish (& other European immigrant groups) are now considered white is b/c your assimilation into whiteness was necessary to bolster your Census numbers for political power. It’s part of why Census categories change every 10 years through history.
- To support #2 - Oliver Cromwell's conquest of Ireland led to Irish indentured servants across Jamaica, Barbados, and elsewhere. Colonists used a new term - white - instead of christian to distinguish indentured servants from (christianized) enslaved blacks to remove ambiguity of rights between them.
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- @brandontensley.bsky.social may I be added to this list?
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- Hi! I will be writing about 15-19th century history on slave codes which covers the slave codes themselves and the echoes of their effects in today's society. Feel free to add me to the list if you think it's a good fit. Would it be cool to connect and talk about slave codes sometime?
- American history is an uncomfortable truth. This is the kind of white fragility that washes away the harsh reality of our past and if we cannot face it, then we are bound to repeat the atrocities and injustices we've committed. Shame on the leadership of the national archives.
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- There are many other slave codes outlawing interracial marriage. These racist laws from centuries ago still frame the colonial psychology that persists to this day.
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- "In Wild Faith, critically acclaimed author Talia Lavin goes deep into what motivates the Christian Right, from its segregationist past..." Say no more! Looking forward to reading this!
- The first transatlantic slave market in the Americas was Salvador. There is so much to learn and exchange about our shared history!
- Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,029,907!
- Here to announce the debut of slavecodes.org! Our primary effort will be publishing slave codes from the Atlantic slave trade and translating them into English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. Additionally we'll publish articles explaining how these laws still impact modern society.
