Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #70 from Laws and Legislation Related to Slavery and Free Blacks in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia (1642-1860)

Date 1805
Law/Legislation Law
Jurisdiction VA
Title Chapter
Description/Full Text By resolution of the General Assembly of Virginia, on January 31, votes not to endorse the amendment to the United States Constituion proposed by the state of North Carolina which would forbid the further importation of slaves. The reason assigned by Virginia is that such an amendment would violate the United States constitution that no such amendment be adopted pror to 1808
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Source Black Laws of Virginia, By: June Purcell Guild
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