Sujet

The Fugitive Slave Bill, 1854. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

This printing of the Fugitive Slave Bill was sponsored by anti-slavery groups as a protest against the new law that required local and state authorities to assist slave owners in retrieving slaves.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A72_223

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

92,6Mo (4,5Mo) / 39,7cm x 58,5cm / 4686 x 6910 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black education country law museum Congress paper text location century papers paperwork document concept legislation African American African-American B&W act afro-american slavery United States of America Smithsonian Institution 19th century black & white black and white B W Educational Institution abolitionist nineteenth century heritage American America USA abolition scientific institution united states Unknown Ink on paper cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Fugitive Slave Act Fugitive Slave Law bills (legislative records) Millard Fillmore Fillmore Millard