JUNE 28

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: June 28, 1864 Republican majority in Congress repeals Fugitive Slave Acts Congress formally repealed the Fugitive Slave Acts of 1793 and 1850, ending the federal government’s legal authority to capture and return escaped enslaved people to their owners Emerging Civil War The repeal was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln after passage by both the House and Senate, with the Senate vote being 27–12 along party lines House Divided. https://emergingcivilwar.com/2019/06/28/june-28-1864-hearby-repealed/