Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:aims_to |
slave revolts
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| gptkbp:allows |
slaves from assembling in groups
slaves from learning to read and write the movement of enslaved people whipping as punishment for slaves |
| gptkbp:consequences |
harboring runaway slaves
masters for not controlling their slaves |
| gptkbp:defines |
the legal status of enslaved people
|
| gptkbp:effective_date |
1740
|
| gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:South_Carolina
the South Carolina General Assembly safeguard against potential rebellions social unrest among enslaved people the colonial period in America the fears of slave insurrections |
| gptkbp:first_introduced |
later civil rights struggles
slave codes in the American colonies |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
illustrated the legal framework of slavery.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Negro Act of 1740
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent slave codes
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
European colonial practices
colonial fears of slave uprisings economic interests of plantation owners |
| gptkbp:is_a_tool_for |
social control of enslaved populations
|
| gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
maintaining white supremacy
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
the plantation economy
|
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
its harsh treatment of enslaved people
|
| gptkbp:is_designed_to |
protect the interests of slave owners
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
the colonial legal system
a series of laws governing slavery the broader system of racial oppression the historical context of American slavery the legal codification of slavery the legal history of slavery in the United States the legal framework of slavery in the American South |
| gptkbp:is_reflected_in |
the societal attitudes towards race and slavery
|
| gptkbp:key |
the system of racial discrimination in America
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
increased surveillance of enslaved populations
|
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
the institution of slavery
the challenges of managing a slave population |
| gptkbp:legislation |
the history of the American South
defined the limits of freedom for enslaved people restricted the rights of enslaved people shaped the lives of enslaved individuals |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
the history of American slavery
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
regulate the behavior of enslaved Africans
|
| gptkbp:repealed_by |
1865
|
| gptkbp:requires |
slaves to carry passes
|
| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
the development of racial laws in America
|
| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
the growing number of enslaved Africans in the colony
economic pressures from slave labor the Stono Rebellion |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Stono_Rebellion
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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