sep 16, 1691 - Virginia: Penalty for Manumission (1691)

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"Virginia passes a law making it financially risky for owners to free slaves, an act known as manumission.

The law required a newly freed slave to leave the colony within six months and the former master to pay for the trip."

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

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