In one of the most famous attempts to circumvent these laws Boston citizens tried and failed to brea
In one of the most famous attempts to circumvent these laws Boston citizens tried and failed to break Anthony Burns out of prison, while in another incident a group of Pennsylvania Quakers were tried but acquitted for not acting in accordance with them. The first was upheld in Prigg v. Pennsylvania and the second was upheld in Abelman v. Booth, despite the fact that both denied fundamental Fifth and Sixth Amendment guarantees for some citizens. The first, passed in 1793, was largely ignored, but the second became notorious for such provisions as guaranteeing different payments to judges depending on what verdict they reached. FTP, what were these two laws intended to return runaway slaves to their masters?
In one of the most famous attempts to circumvent these laws Boston citizens tried and failed to break Anthony Burns out of prison, while in another incident a group of Pennsylvania Quakers were tried but acquitted for not acting in accordance with them.
Fugitive Slave Laws (or Acts)