March 9th, 2010
Slave codes were laws each US state, or colony, had defining the status of slaves and the rights of masters. The code gave slave owners near-absolute power over the right of their human property. Slave codes existed to outline the rights that a slave owner could exercise over their slaves. Each slave state had its own set of Slave Codes, some more strict than others. Most of the slave codes were made to protect the slave owner. This law ( Virginia,...

