Slave Kidnapping Act of 1866

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The Slave Kidnapping Act of 1866 was an act passed in the United States that punished a person who carried away another person, without their consent, into a forced form of servitude. The punishment for this crime consisted of a fine of five hundred to five thousand dollars and/or five years in prison.{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/39th-congress/session-1/c39s1ch85.pdf|title=An Act to prevent and punish Kidnapping|last=Congress 1866|first=|date=May 21, 1866|website=Library of Congress|archive-url=https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/39th-congress.php|archive-date=May 21, 1866|access-date=}}