Fugitive Slave Bill

Dublin Core

Title

Fugitive Slave Bill

Subject

United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)Slavery--United States—HistoryUnited States--Politics and government--1845-1861

Description

Broadside announcing the Fugitive Slave Bill of 1850. Passed by the Senate and House of Representatives and signed into law by President Millard Fillmore, the Fugitive Slave Act gave slave owners greater power in capturing runaway slaves, even those who had fled to free states.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Fugitive Slave Bill

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/MB0001
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/2339

Publisher

Unknown

Date

09-18-1850

Contributor

East Carolina University

Rights

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Format

jpg

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

MB0001

Coverage

1850, United States