TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blackett,R.J.M.
TI  - Making freedom: the Underground Railroad and the politics of slavery 
T2  - The Steven and Janice Brose lectures in the Civil War era
SN  - 9781469611792
AV  - E450 .M355 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Chapel Hill
PB  - The University of North Carolina Press
KW  - United States --
KW  - Fugitive slave law (1850)
KW  - United States
KW  - Fugitive slaves
KW  - Legal status, laws, etc
KW  - Underground Railroad
KW  - Slavery
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Legal status of enslaved persons in free states
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Making their way to freedom --; The workings of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law --; Taking leave : fugitive slaves and the politics of slavery --; Conclusion : counternarratives; 2; b
N2  - The 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, which mandated action to aid in the recovery of runaway slaves and denied fugitives legal rights if they were apprehended, quickly became a focal point in the debate over the future of slavery and the nature of the union. This book uses the experiences of escaped slaves and those who aided them to explore the inner workings of the Underground Railroad and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, while shedding light on the political effects of slave escape in southern states, border states, and the North
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