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N2  - The 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, which mandated action to aid in the recovery of runaway slaves and denied fugitives legal rights if they were apprehended, quickly became a focal point in the debate over the future of slavery and the nature of the union. This book uses the experiences of escaped slaves and those who aided them to explore the inner workings of the Underground Railroad and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, while shedding light on the political effects of slave escape in southern states, border states, and the North.
AB  - The 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, which mandated action to aid in the recovery of runaway slaves and denied fugitives legal rights if they were apprehended, quickly became a focal point in the debate over the future of slavery and the nature of the union. This book uses the experiences of escaped slaves and those who aided them to explore the inner workings of the Underground Railroad and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, while shedding light on the political effects of slave escape in southern states, border states, and the North.
T1  - Making freedom :the Underground Railroad and the politics of slavery /
AU  - Blackett, R. J. M.,
CN  - ProQuest Ebook Central
CN  - E450
ID  - 945590
KW  - Fugitive slaves
KW  - Fugitive slaves
KW  - Underground Railroad.
KW  - Slavery
KW  - Slavery
SN  - 9781469611792
SN  - 1469611791
SN  - 1469608782
SN  - 9781469608785
TI  - Making freedom :the Underground Railroad and the politics of slavery /
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