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The status of blacks in Virginia slowly changed over the last half of the 17th century. The black indentured servant, with his hope of freedom, was increasingly being replaced by the black slave.

replying to a query from his brother Moses as to the Christian ethics of "enslaving our fellow creatures," wrote that "to live in Virginia without slaves is morally impossible." While noting that ...

"Your Committee on Emancipation beg leave to report as a part of the Constitution of Virginia, to be inserted in the same, under the caption of "Slavery or Freedom." First -- Slavery and ...