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What is the law that stated you cannot harbor a slave in your home?

im having a hard time finding it on google so if anyone knows can you help me out?

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    Many states had their own laws.

    If you mean the Fed law on runaway slaves it is the 1793 federal fugitive slave act. Just Google "fugitive slave act"

    A law enacted to help define the use of Article 4 of the U.S. Constitution which provided for the return of runaway slaves

  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    13th Amendment :P

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