Negro Act of 1740
South Carolina’s repressive slave code enacted in 1740, passed in response to the Stono Rebellion. The act policed nearly every aspect of enslaved Black life, imposing severe restrictions and punishments on enslaved people.
South Carolina’s repressive slave code enacted in 1740, passed in response to the Stono Rebellion. The act policed nearly every aspect of enslaved Black life, imposing severe restrictions and punishments on enslaved people.