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James Hamlet’s capture debuted implementation of the Fugitive Slave Law and boosted Brooklyn as a center of resistance. (Courtesy of Columbia University Library)
James Hamlet’s capture debuted implementation of the Fugitive Slave Law and boosted Brooklyn as a center of resistance. (Courtesy of Columbia University Library)