Register of Negroes and Mulattoes In Ohio County

Description:	Registration book listing the Black and Mulatto residents in Ohio County. Mulatto was a term commonly used in pre-Civil War United States to describe individuals with mixed African and European ancestry. The information given includes name, age, physical description, place of birth, place of residence, name of witness, and date of registry. In 1851, Indiana adopted a new Constitution that stated in Article 13 Section 1, “No negro or mulatto shall come into or settle in the State, after the adoption of this Constitution.” As a result, Indiana created the Registers of Negroes and Mulattoes. All Black and Mulatto residents in Indiana were required to register with their county of residence. In 1866, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled in Smith vs. Moody that Article 13 was invalid. Indiana repealed the state laws that enforced Article 13 in 1867. All provisions of Article 13 were then repealed by amendment in 1881.
Origin:	1853
Created By:	Ohio County (Ind.). Clerk.
Contributor(s):	Scanned by Auber, Jenna, Imaging and Microfilm Technician
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll68/id/183
Collection:	Indiana Archives and Records Administration
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/;
Copyright:	No Known Copyright;
Geography:	Ohio County, Indiana, United States
Subjects:	African Americans--History--To 1863 Ohio County (Ind.) Indiana--History Black people--American--History Slavery--Law and legislation--United States

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