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In NC, Negroes Face 15 Lashes for Ballplaying
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | African Americans, BansAfrican Americans, Bans |
| Location | US SouthUS South |
| City/State/Country: | Fayetteville, NC, United States |
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| Text | A punishment of 15 lashes was specified for "negroes, that shall make a noise or assemble in a riotous manner in any of the streets [of Fayetteville NC] on the Sabbath day; or that may be seen playing ball on that day." |
| Sources | North-Carolina Minerva (March 11, 1797), excerpted in G. Johnson, Ante-Bellum North Carolina: A Social History (Chapel Hill NC, 1937), page 551; as cited in Thomas L. Altherr, "Chucking the Old Apple: Recent Discoveries of Pre-1840 North American Ball Games," Base Ball, Volume 2, number 1 (Spring 2008), page 29. |
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1797.5 In NC, Negroes Face 15 Lashes for Ballplaying"
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