This Chamber session addressed the implications of the proposal for children born to enslaved women. Later law would recognize a limited path for mothers to redeem children’s services, but it left...
The Chamber’s discussion continued to work through the consequences of declaring children free while retaining their labor. The legal category “ingênuo” did not mean full childhood autonomy:...
The parliamentary record shows debate about the conditions attached to children’s nominal freedom. The final proposal would leave owners with a choice to receive compensation or use a child’s labor...
