The Negro Act of 1740 Deemed Legal By Our State Supreme Courts

 While white women were out being the first woman to do this or that black women were being held back from their talents.

1.       1740 - Many women were negatively affected by the Negro Act of 1740.  Passed in South Carolina it made it illegal for enslaved blacks to raise their own food, earn money, or even learn to write. It also made it legal for ‘owners’ to kill their slaves without repercussions. The Act spread throughout the South being deemed legal by many State Supreme Courts.

This is an excerpt from the book, "Women's History: Trivia, Firsts, & Musings by Paula C. Henderson https://amzn.to/3C2WWN2