/tags/robert-morgan Robert Morgan en-US Copyright Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:11:16 GMT /arts-culture/2016-04-21/chasing-the-north-star-slavery-in-19th-century-appalachia In the years leading up the Civil War, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. It was meant to be a compromise between Southern slave owners and… Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:11:16 GMT /arts-culture/2016-04-21/chasing-the-north-star-slavery-in-19th-century-appalachia Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-04-21/chasing-the-north-star-slavery-in-19th-century-appalachia In the years leading up the Civil War, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. It was meant to be a compromise between Southern slave owners and… Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:11:16 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-04-21/chasing-the-north-star-slavery-in-19th-century-appalachia Will Michaels, Frank Stasio