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English: Engraving depicting James Hamlet, first person returned to slavery under the w:Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, in front of w: New York City Hall
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Source (October 17, 1850). "The Fugitive Slave Law … Hamlet in Chains". National Anti-Slavery Standard XI (21): 82; reprinted from The Atlas (New York)
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