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Court Doc. A
Anthony johnson legaly acquires land from his master. This confirms that african-americans were not slaves in the beginning but indentured servants. -
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Rise in position of Anthony Johnson
These two court documents show the rising position of Anthony Johnson from indentured servant to slave owner. -
Court Doc. C
Anthony johnson petitions for and is granted his escaped slave, john casar. This shows that courts were not completely biased and would rule in favor of an African-American. -
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Rest Time
Few laws were passed during this time and none were as major as the ones in the 1670-1705 time span. -
Act IV
African-Americans are no longer allowed to purchase christian slaves. This severely limits the amount of slaves African americans have available to them. -
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Rights reduction
In this period laws were passed to reduce the rights of first slaves and then eventually freemen. -
Act VIII
This act allows the suppression of runaway or suspected runaway slaves by any means possible including deadly force. This poses the danger of mistaken shooting with no recompensation. -
Act IV
Prevents ANY African-Americans from bearing office. This represents a limit in freemen's rights and signals the end of any real influence. It is also the first major law directed at freemen and not slaves.
