▁The ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁F ug itive ▁S lave ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁increased ▁the ▁danger ▁to ▁Bib b ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁wife ▁Mary ▁E . ▁Mil es , ▁of ▁Boston . ▁It ▁required ▁Northern ers ▁to ▁co oper ate ▁in ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁escaped ▁slaves . ▁To ▁ensure ▁their ▁safety , ▁the ▁Bib bs ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Canada ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Sand wich , ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁now ▁W inds or , ▁Ontario . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁he ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁newspaper ▁in ▁Canada , ▁The ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁the ▁F ug itive . ▁The ▁paper ▁helped ▁develop ▁a ▁more ▁sympath etic ▁climate ▁for ▁black s ▁in ▁Canada ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁helped ▁new ▁arrival s ▁to ▁adjust . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁fame ▁as ▁an ▁author , ▁Bib b ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁three ▁of ▁his ▁brothers , ▁who ▁separately ▁had ▁also ▁escaped ▁from ▁sla very ▁to ▁Canada . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁he ▁published ▁their ▁accounts ▁in ▁his ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 9 . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁N arr ative ▁of ▁the ▁Life ▁and ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁Henry ▁Bib b , ▁An ▁American ▁S lave , ▁Writ ten ▁by ▁Him self , ▁Self - pub lished , ▁New ▁York : ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁slaves ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁N arr ative ▁of ▁the ▁Life ▁and ▁Advent