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37: 2567:—and into Canada and Mexico. The Underground Railroad was initially an escape route that would assist fugitive enslaved African Americans in arriving in the Northern states; however, with the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, as well as other laws aiding the Southern states in the capture of runaway slaves, it became a mechanism to reach Canada. Canada was a haven for enslaved African-Аmericans because it had already abolished slavery by 1783. Black Canadians were also provided equal protection under the law. The well-known Underground Railroad "conductor" Harriet Tubman is said to have led approximately 300 enslaved people to Canada. In some cases, freedom seekers immigrated to Europe and the 131: 2580: 2433: 2549: 2236: 4704: 2345:
free state citizen bystanders to aid in the capturing of runaway slaves. Many free state citizens perceived the legislation as a way in which the federal government overstepped its authority because the legislation could be used to force them to act against abolitionist beliefs. Many free states eventually passed "personal liberty laws", which prevented the kidnapping of alleged runaway slaves; however, in the court case known as
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Fellow enslaved people often helped those who had run away. They gave signals, such as the lighting of a particular number of lamps, or the singing of a particular song on Sunday, to let escaping people know if it was safe to be in the area or if there were slave hunters nearby. If the freedom seeker
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to make her way north. She preferred to guide runaway slaves on Saturdays because newspapers were not published on Sundays, which gave her a one-day head-start before runaway advertisements would be published. She preferred the winters because the nights were longer when it was the safest to travel.
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that allowed for runaway slaves to be captured and returned to their enslavers. Congress passed the measure in 1793 to enable agents for enslavers and state governments, including free states, to track and capture bondspeople. They were also able to penalize individuals with a $ 500 (equivalent to $
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into the business of returning enslaved people to their enslavers; a former enslaved person could be brought back into a slave state to be sold back into slavery if they were without freedom papers. In 1851, there was a case of a black coffeehouse waiter whom federal marshals kidnapped on behalf of
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enter as a free state, the free states agreed to pass the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Congress passed the act on September 18, 1850, and repealed it on June 28, 1864. The act strengthened the federal government's authority in capturing fugitive slaves. The act authorized federal marshals to require
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the acts or prevent the capture of escaped enslaved people by setting up laws to protect their rights. The most notable is the Massachusetts Liberty Act. This act was passed to keep escaped slaves from being returned to their enslavers through abduction by federal marshals or bounty hunters.
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11,390 in 2023) fine if they assisted slaves in their escape. Slave hunters were obligated to obtain a court-approved affidavit in order to apprehend an enslaved individual, giving rise to the formation of an intricate network of safe houses commonly known as the Underground Railroad.
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to give escaped enslaved people places to stay on their way. People who maintained the stations provided food, clothing, shelter, and instructions about reaching the next "station". Often, enslaved people had to make their way through southern slave states on their own to reach them.
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In order to throw off the tracking dogs off the trail, escaped slaves rubbed turpentine on their shoes, or scattered "soil from a graveyard" on their tracks. Another technique for scent masking was the use of wild onions or other pungent weeds.
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Trial of Rev. John B. Mahan, for felony : in the Mason Circuit Court of Kentucky : commencing on Tuesday, the 13th, and terminating on Monday the 19th of November, 1838
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Enslavers were outraged when an enslaved person was found missing, many of them believing that slavery was good for the enslaved person, and if they ran away, it was the work of
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increased penalties against runaway slaves and those who aided them. Because of this, some freedom seekers left the United States altogether, traveling to
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Wisconsin and Vermont also enacted legislation to bypass the federal law. Abolitionists became more involved in Underground Railroad operations.
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Hiding places called "stations" were set up in private homes, churches, and schoolhouses in border states between slave and free states.
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Enslavers often harshly punished those they successfully recaptured, such as by amputating limbs, whipping, branding, and hobbling.
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stayed in a slave cabin, they would likely get food and learn good hiding places in the woods as they made their way north.
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An animation showing the free/slave status of U.S. states and territories, 1789–1861 (see separate yearly maps below). The
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Mitchell, Mary Niall; Rothman, Joshua D.; Baptist, Edward E.; Holden, Vanessa; Jeffries, Hasan Kwame (2019-02-20).
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to avoid implying that the enslaved person had committed a crime and that the slaveholder was the injured party.
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was appealed by the federal government to the US Supreme Court, which upheld the act's constitutionality.
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Notable people who gained or assisted others in gaining freedom via the Underground Railroad include:
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was a network of black and white abolitionists between the late 18th century and the end of the
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Individuals who aided fugitive slaves were charged and punished under this law. In the case of
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operators and abolitionists who helped people escape slavery. It is considered one of the
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began in 1861. The 13th Amendment, effective December 1865, abolished slavery in the U.S.
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Generally, they tried to reach states or territories where slavery was banned, including
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Schwarz, Frederic D. American Heritage, February/March 2001, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p. 96
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Voices of the Fugitives: Runaway Slave Stories and Their Fictions of Self Creation
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Many free state citizens were outraged at the criminalization of actions by
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were concerned that free states would protect people who fled slavery. The
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were terms used in the 18th and 19th centuries to describe people who fled
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Freedom on the Move (FOTM), a database of Fugitives from American Slavery
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Tubman wore disguises. She sang songs in different tempos, such as
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Reese, Renford (2011). "Canada; The Promised Land for Slaves".
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Slave labor on United States military installations 1799–1863
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who helped fugitive slaves escape to freedom. Members of the
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Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
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The network extended throughout the United States—including
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Network to Freedom map, in and outside of the United States
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Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies
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tried to free one of his slaves. In the early 1800s,
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Index

Escaped slave
Runaway Slave (film)

Eastman Johnson
A Ride for Liberty – The Fugitive Slaves
slavery
Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793
1850
Canada
Spanish Florida
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Canada
Mexico
a series
Forced labour
slavery
Shackles
Contemporary
Child Labour
Child soldiers
Conscription
Debt
Forced marriage
Bride buying
Child marriage
Wife selling
Forced prostitution
Human trafficking
Peonage
Penal labour

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