In State v. Newsom, 27 N.C. 250 (1844), the
Supreme Court of North Carolina upheld a Slave Code
law prohibiting free blacks from carrying firearms on
the grounds that they were not citizens. (GMU CR LJ,
p. 70)
Act of Jan. 1, 1845, ch.
87, Sec. 1, 2, 1845 Acts of N.C. 124 made sale or
delivery of firearms to slaves forbidden. (GLJ, p.
337)
North
Carolina Black Code, ch. 40, 1866 N.C. Sess. Laws 99
stated "All persons of color who are now inhabitants
of this state shall be entitled to the same
privileges, and are subject to the same burdens and
disabilities, as by the laws of the state were
conferred on, or were attached to, free persons of
color, prior to the ordinance of emancipation, except
as the same may be changed by law." (Avins, p. 291.)
(GLJ, p. 344)
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