Punishment for gatherings of slaves

This is a newspaper article from 1890 that is recounting a law passed in the city of Florence in 1827. The law stipulated that three or more slaves gathered together was an unlawful assembly, punishable by whipping. The law also punished masters who allowed their slaves to "trade as freemen&quo...

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Format:	Electronic
Published:	Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
Subjects:	Photographs, documents, and clippings
Online Access:	https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/795

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collection	Enslaved People Collection
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publisher	Project Say Something: The Shoals Black History Collection
topic	Photographs, documents, and clippings
spellingShingle	Photographs, documents, and clippings Punishment for gatherings of slaves
fulltopic	Photographs, documents, and clippings Community; Slavery
description	This is a newspaper article from 1890 that is recounting a law passed in the city of Florence in 1827. The law stipulated that three or more slaves gathered together was an unlawful assembly, punishable by whipping. The law also punished masters who allowed their slaves to "trade as freemen" with a monetary fine; slaves who were found trading as freemen were subject to be whipped up to 39 times, at the discretion of the mayor.
spelling	Punishment for gatherings of slavesCommunity; SlaveryThis is a newspaper article from 1890 that is recounting a law passed in the city of Florence in 1827. The law stipulated that three or more slaves gathered together was an unlawful assembly, punishable by whipping. The law also punished masters who allowed their slaves to "trade as freemen" with a monetary fine; slaves who were found trading as freemen were subject to be whipped up to 39 times, at the discretion of the mayor.Newspapers.comBrian Murphy1890-10-25Still ImagePNGFH1890.slave.pnghttps://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/795https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/36745/archive/files/c6c9a6653c3508f76a2dce7f536ddd00.png?Expires=1729123200&Signature=mC9RCANqWaZXkwojCefCYbAY36v14132R3PGpIa6E1CF7FSAYH5DnjNrCmq3omR2XKfvnXJbPwHDK4t-LVTjyUmNvfOXieMcigZzoXjKH9zNI7cFr6aJQujQxLiUKN4ze31qWOMx52JZT9cpvEAqOzlJvX4yAB8EuDDmUfpiGh21bc2%7EnOnaS0neDL3XOdCOMmrOz7KYd4wk1Gkhw5bqx8XBDF0h9BPdTVq90YHh7kB9%7EfDFOV4qHLdl2mSURhuk3dVYGyxkpEJIEn%7EagCW8i4YUCnyFe3wYNCs5hvEm%7EyfLppG0vnv%7EgQj-zcXkIa3cUFkBWoZhKNt%7EY3N62s3-cg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZMFlorence HeraldEnglishImages are available for educational and research purposes. This image may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of the copyright holder. It is the responsibility of the interested party to identify the copyright holder and receive permission.
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Punishment for gatherings of slaves

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