Virginia's Act III: Baptism Does Not Exempt Slaves from Bondage - Milestone Documents

Virginia’s Act III: Baptism Does Not Exempt Slaves from Bondage

( 1667 ) Commentary by MaryLou Walsh, College of Saint Rose

Glossary

bond: bound or restrained—referring to slavery
doth: does
partakers: those who participate in an activity
piety: devoutness, with respect to religious observations

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