Why Are Slave Codes Important

Jenkins, Stacey Slaves’ codes were state laws established to determine the status of slaves and the rights of their owners. Slave Codes were an important constraint on the value of slaves (Yanochik, 2001). This kept slave from having the right to have possessed of a weapon, when it came to White people there was only 1 side to the story especially if it came down to a White woman. Enslave people could not travel without permission from their masters. Slave legal system affected not only the enslaved blacks, but the entire Southern culture and way of life. African Americans resist and make life difficult for slave-owners by learning how to read, formed the Underground Railroad, and pretending to be ill. Most slaves even separated family