jan 1, 1842 - Prigg v. Pennsylvania
Description:
A U.S. Supreme Court Case which ruled the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 overruled a Pennsylvania law which banned African Americans from being removed from the state into slavery.Cause: Fugitives would run north to escape slavery, causing northern sympathizing states to pass laws keeping slave hunters from taking them back to their southern owners.
Effect: Court ruled that the laws were unconstitutional because the slaves were property.
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1842
Now
~ 183 years ago