[DOC] [TLE] Massachusetts Historical Society: The Case for Ending Slavery [PAR] 1630 Massachusetts Bay Colony institutes a fugitive law that allowed for 
runaways to be ... a common practice in Massachusetts Bay to get rid of 
troublesome Native Americans. 1641 Massachusetts becomes the first colony to 
legalize slavery. [DOC] [TLE] Slavery in Massachusetts - Slavery in the North [PAR] Massachusetts was the first slave-holding colony in New England, though the 
exact beginning of black slavery in what became Massachusetts cannot be dated 
... A Massachusetts law of 1641 specifically linked slavery to Biblical authority, 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Mass Moments: First Slaves Arrive in Massachusetts [PAR] ...in 1638, a ship returned to Massachusetts Bay from the West Indies ... In 1641 
the Massachusett Bay Colony adopted a code of laws that made slavery legal. ... 
was the first of Britain's mainland colonies to make slavery legal. [DOC] [TLE] Slavery in the English Colonies of North America - Links to the Past [PAR] It is not difficult to imagine that how rapidly it became an accepted practice to 
falsly accuse black indentured servants ... Ironically the first English Colony in 
North America to legalize the enslavemnt of black Africans was Massachusetts in 
1641. [DOC] [TLE] Recently legalized, this green aromatic liqueur can be around 70 ... [PAR] Jul 8, 2016 ... video icon  Ironically, in 1641, Massachusetts became 1st colony to legalize this 
practice # Quiz # Question. 0:29. FirstAmVideo. No views... [DOC] [TLE] Forgotten History: How The New England Colonists Embraced - NPR [PAR] Jun 21, 2016 ... WARREN: So New England is a group of colonies - what we call ... to reconcile 
this vision of religious freedom with the practice of slavery. ... became a slave 
owner. ... GROSS: So the first documents kind of legalizing slavery and setting ... 
And the first one is in 1641, ironically named the Body of Liberties. [DOC] [TLE] Freedom's Agenda: African-American Petitions to the Massachusetts ... [PAR] In 1641 Massachusetts became the first English colony to legalize slavery. 
Although some ... Note the irony of front page ads in the right column. Prince Hall 
founded an .... As an attorney practicing before the U.S. Supreme Court,. 
Emanuel... [DOC] [TLE] Jim Crow Museum: Question of the Month - Ferris State University [PAR] 1641. Legalized Slavery. Massachusetts became the first North American colony 
... and emancipated slaves to Africa, leading to the creation of a colony that 
became .... This was the first Black character in an American film; ironically, a 
nameless .... action" to ensure that hiring and employment practices are free of 
racial bias. [DOC] [TLE] slavery facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] The first Africans in colonial America were brought to Jamestown by a Dutch ship 
in 1619. ... As early as 1641, colonial Massachusetts rec ognized slavery as a 
legal ... The legal treatment of African slaves varied slightly from colony to colony 
... land and Southern blacks became sharecroppers, renting out land in return for 
a... [DOC] [TLE] Slavery in the United States: Persons or Property? - Duke Law ... [PAR] lished the institution.1 Ironically, the first trans-Atlantic slave trade went from west 
to east .... complicated legal structure for slavery in the colonies and later in an ... 
He later became free, changed his name to Anthony ... (pp 9 and 116), but this 
seems unlikely simply because there is no evidence of slavery being practiced in. [DOC] [TLE] Black Boston - The David Walker Memorial Project [PAR] In 1641, under Governor John Winthrop, Massachusetts became the first colony 
in North America to legalize slavery. .... Ironically, at the public dedication on 
December 6, 1806, the floor level pews were reserved for all those ... The Black 
church often served as concert hall and practice center for musical performances. [DOC] [TLE] Native American slavery: Historians uncover a chilling chapter in ... [PAR] Jan 18, 2016 ... Read this first. .... Contact pushed Native practices to change over time, as tribes 
contested ... sale; women might be married into the tribe, after which time they 
became, as ... after the legal codification

Question: Ironically, in 1641, Massachusetts became 1st colony to legalize this practice
Answer: slavery