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https://www.history.com/articles/fugitive-slave-acts
Fugitive Slave Acts - Definition, 1793 & 1850 | HISTORY
May 28, 2025 - The Fugitive Slave Acts, passed in 1793 and 1850, were federal laws that allowed for the capture and return of runawa...
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https://www.library.gov.au/news-media/rediscovering-firsthand-account-fugitive-slave
Rediscovering the firsthand account of a fugitive slave | National Library of Australia (NLA)
Find out how a powerful newspaper article written in 1855 by a fugitive slave was re-published into a book and added to our collection.
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https://www.pbs.org/video/american-experience-fugitive-slave-act/
American Experience | Fugitive Slave Act | Season 25 | Episode 12 | PBS
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 made the hunting down of escaped slaves full legal.
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