"...Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due." This section of the U. S. Constitution is known as the #FugitiveSlaveClause, not to be confused with the #FugitiveSlaveActs. #WhiteSupremacy in the #UnitedStatesConsititution
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#OTD in #History 1787

September 17: United States Constitution Ratified
The #USConstitution includes the #FugitiveSlaveClause because the people who fought a Revolutionary war to be free wanted to insure they could keep their slaves.
Facts: Article IV, Section 2, Clause 3 of the U.S...

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