Act of June 28, 1864
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The Act of June 28, 1864 was a U.S. federal law passed during the Civil War that helped dismantle the legal framework of slavery by repealing the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act of June 28, 1864 canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Reconstruction-era legislation precursor
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United States federal statute ⓘ |
| affects |
enslaved people who escaped bondage
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federal marshals and officials previously required to enforce fugitive slave laws ⓘ slaveholders in slave states ⓘ |
| appliesTo | states and territories of the United States ⓘ |
| broaderProcess | dismantling of slavery’s legal infrastructure in the United States ⓘ |
| contributesTo | legal abolition of slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateEnacted | 1864-06-28 ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1864-06-28 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government (until superseded)
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
marked a major step toward the abolition of slavery in the United States
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undermined enforcement of slaveholders’ property claims over escaped slaves ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalChange | ended federal penalties for assisting fugitive slaves ⓘ |
| legalDomain | federal constitutional and civil rights law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
removal of federal enforcement mechanisms for returning escaped slaves
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repeal of federal fugitive slave law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| passedBy |
United States House of Representatives
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United States Senate ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
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surface form:
Lincoln administration
Republican-controlled Congress ⓘ |
| precedes |
Thirteenth Amendment
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surface form:
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| purpose |
to dismantle the federal legal framework supporting slavery
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to end federal participation in the capture and return of escaped slaves ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Confiscation Act of 1862
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surface form:
Confiscation Acts
Emancipation Proclamation ⓘ Fugitive Slave Clause ⓘ
surface form:
Fugitive Slave Clause of the United States Constitution
Thirteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| repeals | Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| status | historical statute ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
civil rights
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fugitive slaves ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| temporalContext | American Civil War ⓘ |
| typeOfAbolitionMeasure | federal statutory repeal of pro-slavery law ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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