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The New Fugitive Slave Act

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On February 1, 2026
Jelani Cobb makes a really good historical analogy here between the Fugitive Slave Act and ICE actions today. See, before the Fugitive Slave Act, most Americans, even what would pass for "liberals" of the time (if we are trying to shoehorn people into modern categories,...
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