slave
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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was something Thoreau not just railed against but acted against, smuggling several enslaved people to Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
“The resistance in the North essentially made the Fugitive Slave Law dead-letter. They broke the enforcement of that law through legal, political and sometimes protest resistance.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025
Franklin Pierce, although a Northerner, fiercely defended slavery while signing the Kansas-Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act; he was a drunkard to boot.
From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025
Benin's coastline is part of what was once known as the Slave Coast - a major departure point for enslaved Africans shipped across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025
The Fugitive Slave Law was still in force, though there were few people in the North who would willingly betray a fugitive.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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"Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad"
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Workshop 4, Part 1
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Ancient Greece, Lessons 4–8
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