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Virginia Slave Code
(1860)
Commentary by Philip J. Schwarz, Virginia Commonwealth University (Emeritus)
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1.: In 1860 slavery had existed in Virginia for almost two centuries, and a body...
Illustration of African Americans escaping from slavery (Library of Congress)
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