Black Abolitionist Archive

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Subtitle: The Fugitive Slave Law. Title: Impartial Citizen - October 26, 1850 Speaker or author: editor Newspaper or publication: Impartial Citizen (1849 - 1851) The writer details some of the provisions of the Fugitive Slave Law. He emphasizes the injustice and potential societal disaster this law can bring about. Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns) Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; United States--History--19th century Keywords: Constitution; Fugitive Slave Bill; injustice; kidnapping; law; slave-catchers; Slavery Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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