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| The Other category of cases do not actually deal with flight or assisted flight, but
more generally with those associated with the broader institution of slavery.
People in this category could be guilty "disturbing the peace" in essence,
for their possession, circulation, and promotion of so-called "incendiary"
literature, or anti-slavery ideas. Such a climate on the ideological level
was crucial to validity of codes which saw the actions of those in the
other three categories viewed as criminal. One example is that of Samuel
Green, who was convicted in 1857 for possession of the "seditious" Uncle
Tom's Cabin. At the other extreme, slave owners are also placed in
this category. |
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