What was included in the slaves code

Slave codes gave white masters total control over the lives of slaves and allowing the masters to use punishments (i.e. whipping, branding, maiming, and torture) to inflict fear in the slaves.

it included:

No right to bear arms or self-defenseLegal imbalance (i.e. a crime against a white person was punishable with death)Travel Restrictions (only allowed with written permission by the slave owners) and if they escaped (punishment was death/public whippings/branded, loss of ear/castrated)Any skin color other than white were targeted and treated as slavesBlacks were not allowed to own property because they were considered propertySlaves were not allowed to congregate because slave owners feared they would come together and rebel as a groupThey were not allowed to read or write (it was illegal) and anyone teaching a slave were fined up to $500 and face 6 months in jailSlaves were not allowed to marry (if they wanted to marry it was through permission of the owner and it had to be recognized as a Catholic wedding)Slaves was used as commodity; if a slave owner needed a loan, they can use their slaves as security deposit or wagers for gambling.

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