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A woodcut from an 1839 anti-slavery almanac depicts the capture of a fugitive slave by a slave patrol. Four white men wearing top hats and long coats surround an African-American slave. Two of the patrollers hold his arms, and another thrusts a chain toward him. They stand among plants and trees in a forest.A Georgia statute ordered white adults to ride the roads at night, stopping all slaves they encountered and making them prove that they were engaged in lawful activities. Patrollers required slaves to produce a pass, which stated their owner's name as well as where and when they were allowed to be away from the plantation and for how long. Slave patrols were common in Georgia from 1757 until the end of the Civil War in 1865.
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  1. African American Men
  2. African Americans
  3. Chains
  4. Fugitive Slaves
  5. Georgia
  6. Guard Duty
  7. Men
  8. Slaver
  9. Slavery
  10. Slaves
  11. Social Conditions
  12. Southern States
  13. Trees

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