William Bull, Royal Governor of the colony of South Carolina, signs the Negro Slave Act—its first slave code—the Preamble of which states: “[I]t shall be always presumed that every negro, Indian, mulatto and mustizoe [sic] is a slave, unless the contrary can be made appear … in which case, the, burthen [sic] of the proof shall lie on the defendant.”
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“Law of the Jungle”
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State v. Belmont, 35 S.C.L. 445, 4 Strob. 445 (1850) | Caselaw Access Project
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On May 10, 1740: South Carolina Passes Negro Act of 1740, Codifying White Supremacy
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