feb 12, 1793 - Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
Description:
An act that put runaway slaves at danger of being recaptured for the rest of their life, recapturing slaves and maybe even not slaves and return them to the south. This led to the Civil War because it drastically divided the nation leaving northerners to confrotn the harsh realties of slavery through enforcement.Added to timeline:
Date:
feb 12, 1793
Now
~ 232 years ago