Fugitive Slave Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:law
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:Harriet_Tubman
gptkbp:caused_resistance_from abolitionists
gptkbp:controversy moral implications
gptkbp:created fugitive slave laws
gptkbp:date_enacted 1850
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforces federal marshals
gptkbp:historical_significance pre-Civil War America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fugitive Slave Act
gptkbp:impact African American community
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Civil_War
political parties' platforms
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:literature_and_art
gptkbp:is_affected_by runaway slaves
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:is_criticized_for Northern states
religious groups
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Free_Soil_Party
gptkbp:is_supported_by Southern states
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Underground_Railroad
increased abolitionist activity
increased sectionalism
gptkbp:led_to_legal_cases gptkb:Prigg_v._Pennsylvania
gptkbp:legislation abolitionists
slave owners
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Compromise_of_1850
gptkbp:penalty_shootout assisting escaped slaves
gptkbp:prompted personal liberty laws
gptkbp:public_perception North vs South tensions
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:oppression
slavery
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Thirteenth_Amendment
gptkbp:requires return of escaped slaves
gptkbp:sparked public protests
gptkbp:was_affecting gptkb:activists
gptkb:educational_curricula
gptkb:historical_narratives
gptkb:legal_frameworks
gptkb:national_identity
gptkb:social_movements
public policy
political discourse
state laws
cultural memory
civil liberties
human rights discussions
law enforcement practices
community relations
federal authority
social justice movements
historical interpretation
legal rights of African Americans
gptkbp:was_enforced_in Northern states
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:American_history
national debate on slavery
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3