The owners and colonist saw slaves as evil and not even human and thought they should have no rights which brought “Slave Codes.” Slave codes took all rights, they were no longer allowed to own property, get married, or leave the plantation without the approval from their master. It had still been much of a mystery as to how this turbulent past has shaped the genes of African Americans until recently, many studies have showed that a genetic make-up can result in what someone has endured throughout history. The
