Description of Regulations for People of Color in Athens, Annals of Athens: page 128

Subject

Legislation

Description

This excerpt from A.L. Hull's Annals of Athens describes some of the laws and regulations which impacted both freed and enslaved people of color. Hull concludes, "These were not harsh laws. They were necessary police regulations, and were necessary for the good of the negro himself, as well as for the good order of the community."

Creator

Augustus Longstreet Hull

Publisher

Athens Banner Job Office

Date

1906

Format

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Language

English

Type

Book

Text

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Some of the strictures on negro slaves seem funny, not to say harsh, to the present generation. For instance, no negro was allowed to own a dog; and negroes were not allowed to assemble on porches or other public places on Sunday; and negroes were not allowed on the street after nine o'clock at night without a pass; and it was discretionary with the Town Marshal to whip or confine all negroes found on the streets after nine o'clock, and the owner of slaves confined must pay. $1.00 to the Marshal or have the slave whipped; and negroes were not allowed in a bar-room at any time. These were not harsh laws. They were necessary police regulations, and were necessary for the good of the negro himself, as well as for the good order of the community.
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Original Format

Book

Collection

Books

Citation

Augustus Longstreet Hull, “Description of Regulations for People of Color in Athens, Annals of Athens: page 128,” African American Experience in Athens, accessed September 25, 2023, https://digihum.libs.uga.edu/items/show/157.

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