Consolidated_Slave_Law Knowpia

The Consolidated Slave Law was a law which was enacted by the Barbados legislature in 1826. Following Bussa's Rebellion, London officials were concerned about further risk of revolts and instituted a policy of amelioration. This was resisted by white Barbadian planters. In consequence, the Consolidated Slave Act was a compromise: it simultaneously granted concessions to the slaves whilst also providing reassurances to the slave owners.^[1]^[2]

Three concessions to the slaves were:

The right to own property
The right to give evidence in courts in all cases
A reduction in manumission fees

Three concessions granted to the slave owners were:

That a white person could kill a slave during a revolt with impunity
The capital punishment of any slave who threatened the life of a white person
That all free black people needed a correct evidence of the such rights or they will be presumed to be enslaved

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^ Beckles, Hilary McD (2006). A history of Barbados : from Amerindian settlement to Caribbean single market (2nd ed.). Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-0-521-67849-0.
^ "Bajan Factoids". Virtual Barbados. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

[Beckles-1] Beckles, Hilary McD (2006). A history of Barbados : from Amerindian settlement to Caribbean single market (2nd ed.). Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-0-521-67849-0.

[2] "Bajan Factoids". Virtual Barbados. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

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