Hey, history fans! Welcome to Talking History! I’m Evaleen Diaz, your 7th-grade host, and in this episode—'Runaway Rules: The Fugitive Slave Act Unraveled'—we’re diving into a wild law from the 1850s that tried to catch runaway slaves but ended up starting fights instead! I’ll spill the tea on how it began with North-South drama, got signed by President Millard Fillmore, and totally backfired, helping spark the Civil War. We’ll meet sneaky heroes like the Underground Railroad, see how it hurt people, and cheer when the 13th Amendment finally shut it down. It’s 10 minutes of twists, big wins, and some ‘whoa, really?’ moments—all for my school project turned podcast. So, grab your headphones and let’s unravel this runaway rule together!