Barbados 1661: From Sugar to Statute Behind Washington Black

Before the Balloon: Barbados's 1661 Slave Code. Barbados ended up being Britain's very first slave-society in 1661, composing a code that shaped slavery across the Atlantic. This brief trailer and feature describe the legal blueprint behind Washington Black's escape-- sugar, law, and empire-- in under a minute, along with sources and context.



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