Compromise of 1850: Section 6: An Act to suppress the Slave Trade in the District of Columbia. Summary

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• As of January 1, 1851, it's illegal to bring a slave to D.C. for sale. If you do, they'll be freed.
• The city has the power to break up any slave depots or other forms of holding slaves.