Consolidated Slave Law
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The Consolidated Slave Law was a law that was enacted by the Barbados legislature in 1826. Following Bussa's Rebellion London officials were concerned about further risk of revolts and instituted a policy of amelioration. This was resisted by white Barbadian planters. In consequence the Consolidated Slave Act was a compromise: it simultaneously granted concessions to the slaves whilst also providing reassurances to the slave owners.[1][2]
Three concessions to the enslaved were:
- Right to own property
- Right to give evidence in courts in all cases
- Reduction in manumission fees
Three concessions granted to the slave owners
- That a white person could kill an enslaved person during revolt with impunity
- Capital punishment of any enslaved person who threatened the life of a white person
- All free Black people needed a correct evidence of the such rights or they will be presumed to be enslaved
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Beckles, Hilary McD (2006). A history of Barbados : from Amerindian settlement to Caribbean single market (2nd ed.). Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-0-521-67849-0.
- ^ "Bajan Factoids". Virtual Barbados. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
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- Barbadian law
- 1826 in law
- 1826 in the British Empire
- 1826 in North America
- Slavery law