Slave Act

Slave Act may refer to:

  • The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793, a law passed by the United States Congress.
  • The Slave Trade Act of 1794, a law passed by the United States Congress.
  • The Slave Trade Act 1807, an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
  • The Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, a United States federal law from 1807.
  • The Slave Compensation Act 1837, an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
  • The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, a law passed by the United States Congress.

Famous quotes containing the words slave and/or act:

    ““... The slave will never thank his manumitter;
    Which often makes the manumitter bitter.””
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “To exist is equivalent to an act of faith, a protest against the truth, an interminable prayer.... As soon as they consent to live, the unbeliever and the man of faith are fundamentally the same, since both have made the only decision that defines a being.”
    —E.M. Cioran (b. 1911)