nov 17, 1662 - Virginia: Hereditary Slavery (n.d.)

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"Virginia law decrees that children 'shall be bond or free according to the condition of the mother.'

This law made the children of an enslaved mother slaves for life."

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https://www.nationalgeographic.org/interactive/slavery-united-states/

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