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The Domestic Slave Trade | Walter Edgar's Journal - Episode 3

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Dr. Larry Watson discusses the reasons why, between 1787 and 1803, South Carolina forbade the importation of new slaves.  This resulted in the rise of the domestic slave trade in the Southern U.S.

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South Carolina's Slave Codes | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 4
Dr. Watson outlines the South Carolina Slave Code, originating with the 1740 “Negro Act.” The code is the system of etiquette for slave life, and penalties for various offenses.