On 10 June 1835, Imperial Law 4 prescribed death for enslaved people convicted of killing, poisoning, or seriously injuring an owner, overseer, or members of their households, and created expedited procedures. It followed a period of major revolt and elite fear, but its text targeted specified offenses against slaveholders rather than defining a general crime of revolt. The law reveals how the state defended slaveholding power through exceptional punishment and denied enslaved people equal protection under law.
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What did Law no. 4 of 1835 do?
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It imposed capital punishment in specified cases and expedited proceedings.
Law no. 4 of 1835 prescribed capital punishment in specified cases involving enslaved people.
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It established the death penalty for grave offenses and insurrection-related cases.