This was a US Supreme Court case that decided the constitutionality of slavery. Van Zandt, who had previously been a slaveholder, became an abolitionist, assisted in the Underground Railroad, was sued by a slaveholder.
Slave owners continued to push for increased property rights protections in the case of fugitive slaves. Two unsuccessful attempts were...
This law was a thinly veiled attempt to control the civil liberties of blacks entering and residing in Michigan. Infrequently or...
Before becoming a state, Michigan a Territory under governance of the Northwest Ordinance, had outlawed slavery but assured no civil...
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