Louisiana
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American States
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Ancient Law
American state whose Roman-derived code is cited as producing comparatively better conditions for enslaved people.
There is a great deal of evidence that in those American States which have taken the highly Romanised code of Louisiana as the basis of their jurisprudence, the lot and prospects of the Negro-population were better in many material respects, until the letter of the fundamental law was overlaid by recent statutory enactments passed under the influence of panic, than under institutions founded on th …
The Unconstitutionality of Slavery
A state whose constitution is examined for lacking direct sanction of slavery.
The constitutions of Tennessee and Louisiana make no direct mention of slaves;