Boston slave riot, and trial of Anthony Burns [electronic resource] : containing the report of the Faneuil Hall meeting, the murder of Batchelder, Theodore Parker's Lesson for the day, speeches of counsel on both sides corrected by themselves, verbatim report of Judge Loring's decision, and, a detailed account of the embarkation.
Burns was a slave who escaped to Boston in 1854, was arrested at the instigation of his owner, and whose trial caused a furor between abolitionists and those determined to enforce the Fugitive Slave Acts.
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Other title: | Caption title: Trial of Anthony Burns, the alleged fugitive slave. HeinOnline world trials. HeinOnline Slavery in America and the world: history, culture & law. |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Boston :
Fetridge and Company,
1854.
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Summary: | Burns was a slave who escaped to Boston in 1854, was arrested at the instigation of his owner, and whose trial caused a furor between abolitionists and those determined to enforce the Fugitive Slave Acts. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (86 pages) |