Thraxel
What risks did travelers on the Underground Railroad face?
Underground Railroad
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desmonde
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Federal marshals and bounty hunters pursued them as far north as the Canadian border.
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tbone
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Under the terms of the Fugitive Slave Law, they had no right to a trial by jury and could not testify on their own behalf.
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TheLol42278
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They would have to go back to there owners if caught. Most of the time they were punished severly or even killed.