Fugitive slaves Legal status, laws, etc History 21 Slavery 16 Antislavery movements 11 Legal status of enslaved persons in free states 9 Trials, litigation, etc 9 more ... Law and legislation 8 Political aspects 7 Infanticide 5 Politics and government 5 Underground Railroad 5 Causes 4 Race relations 4 Abolitionists 3 African Americans 3 African Americans in literature 2 American literature 2 Borderlands 2 Extension to the territories 2 Fugitive slaves in literature 2 History and criticism 2 Law and literature 2 Property in literature 2 Public opinion 2 Race in literature 2 Sectionalism (United States) 2 Slavery in literature 2 Trials (Infanticide) 2 Trials (Political crimes and offenses) 2 less ...