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1647-1775.
Colonial Government in Rhode Island, May, 1647.-An Act passed to abolish Slavery in 1652, but was never enforced.-An Act specifying what Times Indian and Negro Slaves should not appear in the Streets.-An Impost-Tax on Slaves (1708).-Penalties imposed on Disobedient Slaves.-Anti Slavery Sentiment in the Colonies receives Little Encoura