1 déc. 1662 - Virginia Law (partus sequitur ventrem)
Description:
The law stated that enslaved status of children dependent on the status of the mother (in opposition to the English law, where the status of a child depended on the father). Now, enslaved women gave birth to generations of children that were seen as commodities and that allowed America to become a slave nation. The law is an aftermath of the case of Elizabeth Key-GrinsteadAjouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 déc. 1662
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 362 ans