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Slave patrol
Armed men who enforced discipline against slaves in the antebellum South / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about patrols to capture runaway slaves. For information on naval operations to enforce laws against bringing slaves from Africa to the Americas, see African Slave Trade Patrol.
"Slave Patrols" redirects here. For the 2001 book by Sally Hadden, see Slave Patrols: Law and Violence in Virginia and the Carolinas.
Slave patrols—also known as patrollers, patterrollers, pattyrollers, or paddy rollers[1]—were organized groups of armed men who monitored and enforced discipline upon slaves in the antebellum U.S. southern states. The slave patrols' function was to police slaves, especially those who escaped or were viewed as defiant. They also formed river patrols to prevent escape by boat.
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Synonyms | Patrollers, patterrollers, pattyrollers, paddy rollers, sheriff |
Occupation type | Law enforcement or military (1704–1865) |
Activity sectors | U.S. southern states |
Description | |
Related jobs | Slave catcher |
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Slave patrols were first established in South Carolina in 1704 and the idea spread throughout the colonies before their use ended following the Civil War.