The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom: A comprehensive history

CHAPTER VIII

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FUGITIVE SETTLERS IN THE NORTHERN STATES

Number of fugitive settlers in the North 235

The Northern states an unsafe refuge for runaway slaves 237

Reclamation of fugitives in the free states 239

Protection of fugitives in the free states 242

Object of the personal liberty laws 245

Effect of the law of 1850 on fugitive settlers 246

Underground operators among fugitives of the free states 251