Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
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For other laws, see Fugitive slave laws in the United States.
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was an Act of the United States Congress to give effect to the Fugitive Slave Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article IV, Section 2, Clause 3), which was later superseded by the Thirteenth Amendment, and to also give effect to the Extradition Clause (Article 4, Section 2, Clause 2).[1] The Constitution’s Fugitive Slave Clause guaranteed a right for a slaveholder to recover an escaped slave. The subsequent Act, "An Act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters", created the legal mechanism by which that could be accomplished.
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Long title | An Act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters. |
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Enacted by | the 2nd United States Congress |
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Statutes at Large | 1 Stat. 302 |
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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 |
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