Fugitive Slave Act
Primary Documents
E 441 .A58 v.71 no.6. Pennsylvania. An Act to Give Effect to the Provisions of the Constitution
of the United States, Relative to Fugitives From Labor, for the Protection of Free People of
Color, and to Prevent Kidnapping. [Meadville, Pa.]: Atkinson & Alexander, Printers, 1826.
Td* 1850 v.1. Spooner, Lysander. A Defence for Fugitive Slaves against the Acts of Congress
of February 12, 1793, and September 18, 1850. Boston: B. Marsh, 1850.
Tl*.1528. . Abolition Philanthropy! : The Fugitive Slave Law : Too Bad for Southern Negroes,
but Good Enough for Free Citizens of Foreign Birth! Handcuffs for White Men! Shoulder Straps
for Negroes! [Philadelphia, 1850.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania Website based Resources
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