Defying the Fugitive Slave Law American Experience

Premiered January 08, 2013
Defying the Fugitive Slave Law

The 1850 Fugitive Slave Law imposed the rule of Slave states onto Free states.

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American Experience

American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.

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