“Governor Spotswood also sensed the danger. The 1710 conspiracy demonstrated the ability of the enslaved to organize across ethnic lines–and at a time when their numbers were rapidly increasing–making them a “Most Dangerous” enemy. He chided slaveholders for their lax…
“A watershed in the developing ideology was reached when in 1723 the General Assembly of Virginia passed an act ostensibly designed to promote better government and social control. One of its most significant articles state that “no free negro, mulatto,…
“As an officer of the court, a member of the bar enjoys singular powers that others do not possess; by virtue of admission, members of the bar share a kind of monopoly granted only to lawyers. Admission creates a license…