Virginia's 1670 law,which illustrates how religion became an important factor in European thinking about slavery,stipulated that

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Virginia's 1670 law made it clear that conversion to Christianity did not alter the status of African slaves, meaning an African slave who converted could still remain a slave. This law illustrates how religion was used to justify the perpetual enslavement of Africans, regardless of their religious conversion.

Virginia's 1670 Law,which Illustrates How Religion Became an Important Factor