Consolidated Slave Law


The Consolidated Slave Law was a law that was enacted by the Barbados legislature in 1826. Following Bussa's Rebellion London officials were concerned about further risk of revolts and instituted a policy of :wikt:amelioration|amelioration. This was resisted by white Barbadian planters. In consequence the Consolidated Slave Act was a compromise: it simultaneously granted concessions to the slaves whilst also providing reassurances to the slave owners.
Three concessions to the enslaved were:
Three concessions granted to the slave owners