WEBVTT - 021724 Way Black History Fact - Black People Couldn't Own Dogs

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, it's time for the Way Black History Fact.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's Underground Beach Club. I'll be honest, I sourced it

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<v Speaker 1>from an individual on Instagram. She goes by the name

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<v Speaker 1>of Gingers Naps Gingers Underscore Naps. I thought that was

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<v Speaker 1>kind of cute, but I did go and research these myself.

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to give credit to the kind of

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<v Speaker 1>the inspiration. So we're going to discuss a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>things that were illegal for black people to do in

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<v Speaker 1>the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and we're going to have

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<v Speaker 1>a particular focus on dogs. I have a good friend

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<v Speaker 1>of mine that works with unsheltered individuals keeping them with

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<v Speaker 1>their animals because they provide a lot of health benefits,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I've been beginning to appreciate how having an animal,

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<v Speaker 1>dog or a cat can certainly bring a necessary element

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<v Speaker 1>people's lives, and for black people, it was illegal once

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<v Speaker 1>upon a time. So one of the things that was

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<v Speaker 1>illegal having a dog without a white person registered as

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<v Speaker 1>the actual owner. This was true in Charleston, South Carolina,

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<v Speaker 1>in eighteen eighteen having a dog in the home, which

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<v Speaker 1>officers were allowed to enter and freely search for dogs,

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<v Speaker 1>unlike white owned homes. This was true in Augusta, Georgia,

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<v Speaker 1>in eighteen forty six, passing through certain counties accompanied by

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<v Speaker 1>dogs without written permission from the white person that owned

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<v Speaker 1>either the dog or the black person. This was true

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<v Speaker 1>in Virginia eighteen fifty five, having either a dog or

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<v Speaker 1>a gun without a license. They were equal offenses. This

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<v Speaker 1>was true Maryland eighteen fifty nine, being free and having

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<v Speaker 1>a dog without a license, But it was also illegal

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<v Speaker 1>for marshals to sell black people said license. In other words,

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<v Speaker 1>it could not sell you a license, and it was

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<v Speaker 1>illegal to have a dog without a license. This was

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<v Speaker 1>true in Montgomery, Alabama, eighteen sixty one. Punishments for violating

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<v Speaker 1>said laws. Quote. It shall and may be lawful for

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<v Speaker 1>any person or persons to kill and destroy such said

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<v Speaker 1>dog or dogs, and to bring the said slave before

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<v Speaker 1>the next magistrate, who shall, on due proof of his offense,

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<v Speaker 1>order the said slaves such correction as he shall judge reasonable,

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<v Speaker 1>not exceeding thirty lashes. This is true Tennessee seventeen fifty three.

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<v Speaker 1>Moving on quote, if there shall be found upon said

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<v Speaker 1>premises any dog or dogs not returned to or clerk

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<v Speaker 1>of Council, as aforesaid by owner or owners of said

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<v Speaker 1>negro or negroes, by the guardian of said free person,

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<v Speaker 1>or persons of color, to kill the same, this is true. Georgia,

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen forty six. No free negroes shall keep any dog

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<v Speaker 1>without a license from a justice of the peace, and

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<v Speaker 1>but one with such a license and any reason, and

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<v Speaker 1>any person may kill any dog kept contrary to this section.

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<v Speaker 1>The license AfOR said to be enforced for one year only,

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<v Speaker 1>but may be renewed. This is true. Maryland, eighteen fifty nine.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go down here. Every slave who shall keep a

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<v Speaker 1>dog in the city shall receive any number of stripes

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<v Speaker 1>not exceeding thirty nine, unless the owner of the slave

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<v Speaker 1>will pay a fine of five dollars. Every free negro

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<v Speaker 1>who shall keep a dog on his or her premises

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<v Speaker 1>or under his or her control in the city without

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<v Speaker 1>a license from the mayor, shall be fined five dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>This again Montgomery, Alabama, eighteen sixty one. And just so

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<v Speaker 1>you know, South Carolina was particularly cruel. Not only do

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<v Speaker 1>they have the strict laws barring black dog keeping, but

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<v Speaker 1>they also enforce these laws by sending people to the workhouse.

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<v Speaker 1>If you don't know what the workhouse is, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>site or the nearly exclusive corporal punishment of his slave people.

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<v Speaker 1>It was located directly adjacent to the city jail, and

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<v Speaker 1>slavers who did not want to sully their own hands

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<v Speaker 1>by disciplining their slaves would pay a fee in order

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<v Speaker 1>to have someone else commit this cruel act for them

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<v Speaker 1>in their stead. And again you can find out more

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