1850 / 1990 CHAS GERDING. The Fugitive Slave Caught between Oppression & Deliverance. Preaching One old lady who had

One old lady who had been a vegetarian all her life

crowds gathered

he preserved us - defended us from our Foes and ye like

as being strong

Apparently original vellum

1850 / 1990 CHAS GERDING. The Fugitive Slave Caught between Oppression & Deliverance. Preaching One old lady who hadAn exceptional Artist Proof example of Chas Gerding's "The Fugitive." As a result of the Fugitive Slave Act, adopted in September of 1850, slaves who managed to free themselves and flee the South to the North were to be considered as have "illegal" status. Further, any who protected, harbored, or did not turn a suspected fugitive in to authorities could themselves be found guilty of possessing "contraband," or stolen property. Executed in solid