This magisterial study, ten years in the making by one of the field\'s most distinguished historians, will be the first to explore the impact Fugitive Slaves had on the Politics of the critical decade leading up to the Civil War.
Blackett traces the decisions of Slaves to escape, the actions of those who assisted them, the many ways black communities responded to the capture of fugit.
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Through the close reading of diverse sources ranging from government documents to personal accounts, Richard J.
This magisterial study, ten years in the making by one of the field\'s most distinguished historians, will be the first to explore the impact Fugitive Slaves had on the Politics of the critical decade leading up to the Civil War
