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sep 18, 1850 - Passage of Fugitive Slave Act

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Nicknamed "Bloodhound Law," the Fugitive Slave Act is passed as part of the 1850 compromise between slave holders in the South, and Northern free-soilers.

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sep 18, 1850
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~ 175 years ago