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Miss Polly Baker's SpeechThis is an excerpt from a speech given by Polly Baker to the court on the charge of bastardy which she had received for the fifth time.
Law Describing Bastard between White Women and NegroThis law shows the punishment given if a white woman should have a bastard by a negro or slave man and what should be done with that bastard.
Law Describing Bastard by Free Black Woman and White ManThe law describes the punishment a free black woman would receive for a child conceived with a white man.
Law Describing Responsibilities of FatherThis law gives detail about the responsibility the father of the bastard child must have.
The Original Mount Vernon Memorial to Enslaved PeopleThis marker was constructed in 1929 by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association to remember the enslaved people of Mount Vernon. Despite it being one of…
The Slave Memorial at Mount VernonConstructed in 1983, this memorial designed by Howard University students was built next to the cemetery to enslaved people at Mount Vernon.
America's Historical Newspapers pieceAttempted murder by an enslaved individual on a white person
America's Historical Newspapers pieceWhite-on-enslaved murder
Article XXIX: Death Penalty in VirginiaThe article provides an account of the execution of an enslaved man, Sam Humphrey. It also describes some of the laws in Virginia at the time…
The Dying Confessions of Negroes Randall, London, and SarahThis article includes the confessions of three enslaved people found guilty of murdering their master in the first degree and were executed in…