Black Law
(US) Any one of a series of laws, passed before the American Civil War, sharply discriminating against free blacks who wished to emigrate to a northern state and become citizens there.
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(US) Any one of a series of laws, passed before the American Civil War, sharply discriminating against free blacks who wished to emigrate to a northern state and become citizens there.
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