Key Words
plantation: an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor
ecstasy: an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement
departure: the action of leaving, typically to start a journey
solace: comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness
oppressed: subject to harsh treatment
Translation of the Excerpt from South Carolina Act of 1740
Anyone who teaches a slave to read or write will have to pay 100 pounds (the type of money used then about $6,000 today).
Translation of Excerpt from Virginia Revised Code of 1819
No slaves are allowed to meet up or teach each other to read or write. If they are found to be doing so, someone can enter the house or the building where they are and punish them. This punishment can include hitting them or whipping them, but no more than 20 lashes with whip is allowed.
plantation: an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor
ecstasy: an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement
departure: the action of leaving, typically to start a journey
solace: comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness
oppressed: subject to harsh treatment
Translation of the Excerpt from South Carolina Act of 1740
Anyone who teaches a slave to read or write will have to pay 100 pounds (the type of money used then about $6,000 today).
Translation of Excerpt from Virginia Revised Code of 1819
No slaves are allowed to meet up or teach each other to read or write. If they are found to be doing so, someone can enter the house or the building where they are and punish them. This punishment can include hitting them or whipping them, but no more than 20 lashes with whip is allowed.