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Le Code Noir

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@ National Museum of African American History and Culture

Pierre Prault, French

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Bound 446 page volume of 1767 "Le Code Noir" or "Black Code" with a red leather spine. The book covers are wrapped in a blue-green marbled paper and the edges are slightly worn. On the spine is embossed text in gold, above the center [LE / CODE NOIR]. Also on the spine are five sets of embossed lines, at regular intervals, with impressions of stylized foliage between each. Within the front cover are various marks in pencil near the top of the cover and pages [48056 / caribbean slavery / 4750 / ANAXVS / KK]. The interior pages are in tact but slightly water stained.
Format:
Ink , Paper , Cardboard , Leather
Rights:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. African American
  2. African Americans
  3. Colonialism
  4. Colonies
  5. Discrimination
  6. French Colonialism
  7. Law
  8. Prault, Pierre
  9. Race
  10. Race Discrimination
  11. Race Relations
  12. Slaver
  13. Slavery
  14. U.S. History, Colonial Period, 1600 1775

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