The case Re Davis illustrates the inferiority of blacks in the perspective of the courts. In 1630, Hugh Davis was arrested and sentenced to be whipped in front of an audience of blacks because he “defiled” his body by having sexual relations with a black women. It isn’t apparent what race Davis was but the courts identified the women as a negro. Because of the inferiority of blacks, Hugh’s crime was considered humiliating to the courts. This case is significant because it highlights how whites interacting with blacks was viewed as demeaning. Firstly, in the report, the action was labeled dishonor to God and a shame of Christianity, an implication that blacks inferiority was not devised by people but as a violation to Christianity. Secondly,
