OppressionMay 10, 1740
South Carolina's Negro Act of 1740
After the Stono Rebellion, South Carolina passes a sweeping slave code restricting movement, assembly, earning, learning to read — even drumming.
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- caused (incoming)·EventThe Stono Rebellion
South Carolina answered Stono with the harsh 1740 Negro Act restricting every part of enslaved life.