Fugitive Slave Clause
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The Fugitive Slave Clause is the name given to a provision in Article Four of the United States Constitution
, Section 2, Clause 3, that requires that slaves that escaped to another state be returned to the owner in the state from which they escaped. It has been removed because of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
, which forbids slavery
.
Article Four of the United States Constitution
Article Four of the United States Constitution relates to the states. The article outlines the duties states have to each other, as well as those the federal government has to the states...
, Section 2, Clause 3, that requires that slaves that escaped to another state be returned to the owner in the state from which they escaped. It has been removed because of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, passed by the House on January 31, 1865, and adopted on December 6, 1865. On...
, which forbids slavery
Slavery
Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation...
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