Chris Taylor: “The state supreme court found that the Fugitive Slave act…”

“A man named Booth was charged because he had helped a enslaved person evade Joshua Glover. Joshua Glover, Senator Taylor, she's listening. She's like, Joshua Glover. Joshua Glover. And The state supreme court found that the Fugitive Slave act, which required states to return enslaved people to their state of origin where they were enslaved. The Wisconsin Supreme Court said, no, this is not constitutional. We cannot do this. And they were even ordered by the federal courts to enforce the future slave Act. But, no, the state said, absolutely not. I mean, you think about this.” (11:56–12:12)

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