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{{Chronology Entry
{{Chronology Entry
|Year=1797
|Year Number=5
|Headline=In NC, Negroes Face 15 Lashes for Ballplaying
|Headline=In NC, Negroes Face 15 Lashes for Ballplaying
|Year=1797
|Salience=2
|Salience=2
|Tags=African Americans, Bans,
|Location=US South
|Location=US South
|Tags=Bans,African Americans
|Country=United States
|Text=<p>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." <u>North-Carolina Minerva</u> (March 11, 1797), excerpted in G. Johnson, <u>Ante-Bellum North Carolina: A Social History</u> (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," <u>Base Ball</u>, Volume 2, number 1 (Spring 2008), page 29</p>
|Coordinates=35.0526641, -78.87835849999999
|State=NC
|City=Fayetteville
|Age of Players=Adult
|Text=<p>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."</p>
|Sources=<p><em>North-Carolina Minerva</em>&nbsp;(March 11, 1797), excerpted in G. Johnson,<span style="text-decoration: underline;">&nbsp;Ante-Bellum North Carolina: A Social History</span>&nbsp;(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,"&nbsp;<span>Base Ball</span>, Volume 2, number 1 (Spring 2008), page 29.</p>
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Year Number=5
|Has Supplemental Text=No
}}
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In NC, Negroes Face 15 Lashes for Ballplaying

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City/State/Country: Fayetteville, NC, United States
Age of Players Adult
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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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