The Black Laws
The Black Laws were discriminatory laws created by the Ohio legislature in the 19th century. The primary objective was to make life so unbearable for African Americans that they would not use Ohio as a safe haven from slavery. The Negro evidence law was one of many statutes to accomplish this scheme. A registration law required blacks entering the state to produce upon demand a certificate of freedom. African Americans already living in Ohio were directed to register at the local county clerk’s office. Whites accused of a crime were shielded against testimony by blacks. According to the testimony law, no black person could testify against a white person in an open court of law. [1]
References
- ↑ Stephen, Middleton (c 2006). The Black laws : race and the legal process in early Ohio. Ohio University Press. ISBN 0-8214-1623-5. OCLC 845970332. Check date values in:
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