Today in 1862–during the #CivilWar –'The Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves' was passed by the U.S. Congress, forbidding Union commanders from returning to their owners escaped slaves who sought refuge behind Union lines. The law effectively annulled the #FugitiveSlaveActof1850 .

Nov 13, 1849 California voters ratified the state's original constitution the year before CA was admitted 2 the Union as part of the #CompromiseOf1850 which included the #FugitiveSlaveActOf1850 , an execrable law loved by Dems that Republicans would repeal in 1864 under Lincoln.

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The Manstealing Law Explained North Star October 24, 1850 bit.ly/2vEnaFd #History #FugitiveSlaveActof1850

Uncle Tom's Cabin #BlackHistory #AmericanAbolitionistMovement #KnowYourHistory Harriet Beecher Stowe #FugitiveSlaveActof1850

#Beloved a book about an escaped slave who was subject to capture by US Marshals I’m accordance with the #FugitiveSlaveActof1850 attempted to kill her children to spare them from being returned to slavery. A #PulitzerPrize winning book.