evangelize Africa. 108

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Part II.

_SLAVERY IN THE COLONIES_.


CHAPTER XII.

THE COLONY OF VIRGINIA.

1619-1775.

Introduction of the First Slaves.--"The Treasurer" and the
Dutch Man-of-War.--The Correct Date.--The Number of
Slaves.--Were there Twenty, or Fourteen?--Litigation about
the Possession of the Slaves.--Character of the Slaves
imported, and the Character of the Colonists.--Race
Prejudices.--Legal Establishment of Slavery.--Who are Slaves
for Life.--Duties on Imported Slaves.--Political and
Military Prohibitions against Negroes.--Personal
Rights.--Criminal Laws against Slaves.--Emancipation.--How
brought about.--Free Negroes.--Their Rights.--Moral and
Religious Training.--Population.--Slavery firmly
established. 115


CHAPTER XIII.