Like Negroes in the Islands
Like Negroes in the Islands
This chapter discusses the questionable standing of slavery in France and the disputes over slaves' legal status in New France. Reminding colonists that slavery thrived in France's American colonies, Jacques Raudot, on April 13, 1709, issued an ordinance confirming slavery's legality in the colony. He declared “All the Indians and Negroes who have been bought, and who shall be bought hereafter, shall be fully owned as property by those who have purchased them as their slaves.”
Keywords: slavery, France, Jacques Raudot, Indians, Negroes, legal status
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