Episode 3 of 3
Apprenticeship Provisions
- When
- 4 July 1804
- Where
- New Jersey
The 1804 act required children born to enslaved mothers after July 4, 1804, to serve lengthy apprenticeships.
These children were free at birth but had to serve as indentured servants until early adulthood for the masters of their mothers. The act did not guarantee immediate freedom for all slaves born after 1804, maintaining a system of long-term servitude.
Sources
- History of slavery in New Jersey Wikipedia
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