Behind the Fiction of Washington Black: Barbados's Slave Code

Barbados did not just grow sugar; in 1661, it composed a code that turned individuals into home and affected slave law across the British Atlantic. That is the world Washington Black is born into. Our new brief explainer introduces the Barbados Slave Code and why historians call Barbados Britain's first servant society. The post links the legal structure to everyday truth in mills, boiling homes, and markets, and touches the Halifax trade routes that connected islands to northern ports. It is a brisk guide for readers who want the history behind the fiction without wading through a book.



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