A consolidated Grenada slave law dated 26 April 1825 assembled rules governing the enslaved population, including policing, punishment, provision, and restrictions on movement. Although its title used the language of “protection,” the law maintained owners’ power and treated enslaved people as property. Reading its clauses reveals the coercive machinery of colonial rule.
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Why is the wording of the 1825 slave law’s title insufficient to establish its effect?
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The clauses maintained the legal regime of enslavement and owners’ power.
Grenada’s 1825 consolidated slave law maintained coercive colonial control despite using the language of protection.
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Its provisions governed policing, punishment, and enslaved people’s lives.