Pennsylvania personal liberty law
GPTKB entity
Statements (12)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Personal Liberty Law of 1826
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| gptkbp:challenge |
gptkb:Prigg_v._Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1826
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| gptkbp:declaredUnconstitutionalBy |
gptkb:U.S._Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Pennsylvania
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Pennsylvania personal liberty law
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to protect free Black people and escaped slaves from being kidnapped and returned to slavery
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1793
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Prigg_v._Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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