Boston slave riot, and trial of Anthony Burns 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.

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.

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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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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via HeinOnline) Slavery in America and the World Full Text (via HeinOnline)
Other Authors:	Parker, Theodore D., Parker, Edward G. (Edward Griffin), 1825-1868, Thomas, Seth J. (Seth James), 1807-1895
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
Published:	Boston : Fetridge and Company, 1854.
Subjects:	Burns, Anthony, > 1834-1862 > Trials, litigation, etc. Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > Massachusetts. Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States. Antislavery movements > Massachusetts > Boston. Riots > Massachusetts > Boston. Trial and arbitral proceedings.

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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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (86 pages)