Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:legislation
|
| gptkbp:affects |
enslaved Africans
free people of color slave owners |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1705
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Colony_of_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
foundation for institutionalized slavery in the American South
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Virginia Slave Codes
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
slave codes in other colonies
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
earlier colonial laws
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Virginia
|
| gptkbp:provides |
prohibited interracial marriage
prohibited teaching slaves to read or write punishments for runaway slaves restrictions on assembly of slaves slavery status inherited through mother slaves considered property |
| gptkbp:purpose |
define status of slaves
restrict rights of enslaved people regulate slavery define rights of slave owners |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
yes
post-Civil War legislation |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Province_of_Virginia
gptkb:colonial_Virginia |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|