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The Black Code of the District of Columbia in Force September 1st, 1848, 1848.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
African American history.
Enslaved persons--Social life and customs.
Law.
Reform movement.
Slavery.
Washington (D.C.).
Genre:
Legal instruments.
Records (Documents)
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Production:
[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1848]
Summary:
A compendium of the laws for slaves in Washington DC, The Black Code of the District of Columbia in Force September 1st, 1848, printed in New York by the Anti-Slavery Society.
Notes:
Description based on publisher-supplied metadata (viewed October 13, 2023).
Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.

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