Badges Of Servitude

What does Badges Of Servitude mean in American Law?

The definition of Badges Of Servitude in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

A term in constitutional law for the vestiges of slavery, e.g., refusals to sell or lease property to Black persons, which the Congress may constitutionally legislate against under the thirteenth amendment. See also Civil Rights Acts; Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.