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Pre-1789

Pre-1789: Colonial law in St. Domingo mandated that a free person of color have their right hand cut off if they struck a white person.

Pre-1789: Colonial law in St. Domingo mandated that a free person of color have their right hand cut off if they struck a white person. In contrast, a white person who committed a similar assault on a mulatto was often dismissed with only an insignificant fine.

Source  ·  p. 9 Edwards, Historical Survey, 9