1. Fugitive Slaves and the Politics of Slavery After 1850
It was possible that the white citizen saw an advertisement describing the slave in a local newspaper. ... The slave owners placed these advertisements in newspapers that reflected their political affiliations. ... They not only placed advertisement for the capture of the runaways in the local newspaper; they began to place the advertisements in city they suspected was the destination of the slave or a major city in which the runaway may consider passing through en route to their destination. ... They were able to start a chain reaction of litigation that put slavery at the top of the politica...
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