Sep 18 2008
Subversive Historian – 09/18/08
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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and forty-eight years ago on this day in people’s history, the U.S. Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. On September 18th, 1850, the new legislation was perhaps the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850 between the Northern states and the southern slaveholders. …
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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman
One-hundred and forty-eight years ago on this day in people’s history, the U.S. Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. On September 18th, 1850, the new legislation was perhaps the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850 between the Northern states and the southern slaveholders. …
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