FEBRUARY 12 1793—Congress passes the first Fugitive Slave Law. The law made it easier for a slave owner to re-take control of a slave who had escaped to freedom. Blacks and their supporters were outraged because the 1793 law only required the “word” of a White man before a magistrate to declare any Black person … Continued
The post This Week In Black History Feb. 12-18 appeared first on Chicago Defender.
