Pacific Bound: California’s 1852 Fugitive Slave Law
In 1852, California legislators passed a harsh fugitive slave law that condemned dozens of African American migrants to deportation and lifelong slavery. Historian Stacey L. Smith examines the legal travails of three accused fugitive slaves to illuminate the social relations of slavery in gold rush … Read MorePacific Bound: California’s 1852 Fugitive Slave Law