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Acts for the Better Regulation of the Militia passed.
Date: 1738
Laws/legislation/policy
Military
Black history
Slavery
These acts determine that Black people–free and enslaved–cannot carry weapons in a militia, but can serve as "drummers, pipers, or pioneers."
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