Project Gutenberg 2004-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 426 May, Samuel 1810 1899 11008415 The Fugitive Slave Law and Its Victims Anti-Slavery Tracts No. 18 Produced by Curtis Weyant, Andrea Ball and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Fugitive Slave Law and Its Victims" by Samuel May is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work discusses a significant piece of legislation enacted by Congress in 1850, which intensified the struggle between the North and the South regarding slavery and the treatment of escaped slaves. This text likely examines the implications of the law, its enforcement, and its impact on both free and enslaved individuals. The opening of the text provides a detailed synopsis of the Fugitive Slave Law, highlighting its provisions that empowered authorities to apprehend and return escaped slaves with little due process. It describes the responsibilities placed upon U.S. officials and local law enforcement to assist in the capture, detailing penalties for non-compliance. Additionally, the text introduces a record of victims affected by the law, conveying the harsh realities they faced, including violence, subjugation, and the complexities of legal battles in an era marked by deep moral and political divisions over slavery. This sets the stage for a harrowing exploration of personal stories intertwined with legal and societal issues surrounding the enforcement of the law. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- Fugitive slave law (1850) Fugitive slaves -- United States E300 Text Slavery Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Law & Criminology 168526 2025-08-06T07:55:23.987048 text/html 146415 2024-10-28T21:01:45 text/html 146126 2025-08-06T07:55:30.081025 application/epub+zip 148584 2025-08-06T07:55:27.069045 application/epub+zip 121088 2025-08-06T07:55:25.959038 application/epub+zip 293458 2025-08-06T07:55:32.254995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284878 2025-08-06T07:55:29.390055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265661 2022-09-07T13:59:57.243866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168982 2025-08-06T07:55:23.604069 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149229 2024-10-28T21:01:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16686 2025-08-06T07:55:32.388003 application/rdf+xml 14658 2025-08-06T07:55:26.449052 image/jpeg 3233 2025-08-06T07:55:26.203030 image/jpeg 147826 2025-08-06T07:55:24.000051 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog