Slave collar
Alabama laws prohibited slaves from leaving their master's property without a pass. This brass collar identified the wearer as the property of William T. King, a Dallas County planter. The collar discouraged slaves from running away and protected them from being mistaken for runaways.
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| Format: | Electronic |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/museum/id/33 |