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The Legal Restrictions Imposed on Free People of Color in San Domingue before the Haitian Revolution
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The article discusses the various laws implemented by colonial administrators in San Domingue, including prohibiting people of African descent from practicing medicine, law, pharmacy, and working as notaries. These laws created a permanent hereditary caste system based on ethnicity and skin color, which persisted for centuries.
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During the 18th century, discriminatory legislature was implemented in order to control and limit the increasing power of communities of free people of color in slave societies such as those found in San Domingue, Haiti.
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During the 18th century, discriminatory legislature was implemented in order to control and limit the increasing power of communities of free people of color in slave societies such as those found in San Domingue, Haiti. This included liberty taxes, limitations on professions and activities, naming conventions, and even restrictions on dress and home furnishings.
ChapterThe Legal Restrictions Imposed on Free People of Color in San Domingue before the Haitian Revolution
EpisodeShow 68 - BLITZ Human Resources
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The creation of permanent hereditary caste systems based on ethnicity, racial origin, background and skin colour developed in the 1700s in places like Sandominge, which served as the basis for racial discrimination that persists to this day.
4:04:30 - 4:06:25 (01:54)
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The creation of permanent hereditary caste systems based on ethnicity, racial origin, background and skin colour developed in the 1700s in places like Sandominge, which served as the basis for racial discrimination that persists to this day.