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Slave catchers capturing a fugitive slaveEscaped slave captured under the Fugitive Slave Law. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slave crossing the Ohio River to escape the SouthAfrican-American escaping slavery by crossing the Ohio River, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slaves planning their escape to freedomSlaves on a cotton plantation talking about escaping to the north, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Runaways captured in Boston under the Fugitive Slave ActRunaway slaves Burns and Sims captured in Boston and returned to South Carolina under the Fugitive Slave Act, 1850s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
Slaves escaping to freedom in the northBlack slaves hiding in southern swamps on their escape to the North. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Slaves escaping at nightGroup of slaves finding their way to freedom in the night. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Woman urging a slave to escapePlantation school teacher urging a slave to escape to freedom, 1850s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
PBLA2A-00005Dred Scott in 1857, who lost Supreme Court case and was returned to slavery after residing in a free state. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration