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Bookmark or Share- O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law & FamilyBy claiming non-African ancestry, Rosamund essentially argued that the status of her ancestors—namely Rose Davis—was not subject to the 1664 law that condemned her to enslavement. Rosamund's decision is a reflection of late eighteenth-century sentiments towards American Indians.
- Rose Davis is sentenced to a life of slavery, 1715 | The ...Rose Davis is sentenced to a life of slavery, 1715. Rose Davis was born to an indentured servant white woman and a Black man. Slave law claimed that children inherited the status of their mother, a law which enabled enslavers to control the reproductive functions of their enslaved women laborers.
- Rose Davis - Mixed Race StudiesRose Davis, Publisher Indian Voices. At last a true Separate But Equal—For the Good of the People. The Dawes Rolls (a census, used by the BIA [Bureau of Indian Affairs] to determine identity of Tribal members and citizens) came into existence in the 1890’s. It was a time of “Separate but Equal” and this “flawed U.S. policy” became ...
- O Say Can You See: Early Washington, D.C., Law & FamilyRose Davis - b. August 11, 1684 on property of Lord Baltimore, St. Mary's County, Md. - did not win 1715 freedom petition in Anne Arundel County, Md. against Henry Darnall. These sisters and their children are descendants of Mary Davis, but it is not specified in the court documents how.
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