This is an absolutely incredible story of resistance to federal power. Anthony Burns – born into slavery, escaped, captured – and the center of a massive standoff between people in Boston and the federal government.
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Episode – Fugitive Slave Act of 1850: One of the Worst Ever
Fight for Freedom: The Anthony Burns Affair
Flight from slavery and capture
Pres. Franklin Pierce’s Orders (27-31 May 1854)
Arguments in the Anthony Burns Trial
Decision of Commissioner Loring in the Anthony Burns Case (2 June 1854)
Henry David Thoreau – Slavery in Massachusetts (4 July 1854)
Massachusetts Personal Liberty Act (1855)
Encyclopedia Virginia – The Anthony Burns Trial
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