What major characteristic of American companies in the 1920s was that they were wildly unregulated by the federal government, which was one of the things that led to the Great Crash of 1929.
Religious priestess is the answer.
The purpose was to get the British to repeal those acts.
The danger and difficulty in escaping from slavery are hard to imagine. Most slaves were illiterate and had no money and few, if any, possessions. The colour of their skin made them easy targets during the daylight for those who would hunt them down—often with the help of bloodhounds—and return them to their owners.
