Barbados 1661: The Slave Code Behind Washington Black
Prior to the balloon rises in Washington Black, there is law. In 1661, Barbados codified belongings slavery and became Britain's first servant society-- a model that travelled through the Atlantic world. This post and 56-second trailer set the fiction against the realities: how the Barbados Slave Code normalised punishment, secured residential or commercial property, and exported a system beyond one island. We also trace links to Halifax and everyday Caribbean lives that brought resilience through everything.
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