Slave Codes
If a slave owner got one of their slaves pregnant, what would the child become?
What is enslaved?
What’s the topic of our presentation?
What is institutionalized racism?
According to Southern slave codes, owners or overseers who allowed their slaves to gather in large groups without supervision faced this consequence.
What is a fine?
True or False? It was considered unlawful to kill slaves
What is False?
True or False, the testimony of an enslaved person did not mean anything in court.
What is True?
What type of tone does Douglass use to recollect his experience with systemic racism?
What is straightforward?
Being __ was considered a major offense for enslaved peoples, to prevent the spread of rebellion.
What is literate?
What law did Douglass fear when he decided to not retaliate against the white men who attacked him?
What is Lynch Law?
According to Southern slave laws, enslaved individuals were classified as this type of property, meaning they were treated as possessions rather than people.
What are chattels?
What does Douglass build with the audience as he maintains a straightforward tone throughout his narration?
What is credibility?