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This broadside publicizes the arrest of the fugitive slave Anthony Burns, who escaped from Richmond, Virginia and made his way to Boston where, on May 24th, 1854, he was arrested. While he was awaiting trial for extradition to Virginia, a large crowd of abolitionists and anti-slavery sympathizers stormed the jail in which he was held in an attempt to free him. Federal troops were eventually sent to Boston to support the extradition, and Burns was ultimately returned to Virginia. He was later ransomed from slavery, eventually obtaining an education at Oberlin College and becoming a Baptist minister.
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70796c97m
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The man is not bought!
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document
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70796c97m
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document
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normalized
title
The man is not bought!
description
This broadside publicizes the arrest of the fugitive slave Anthony Burns, who escaped from Richmond, Virginia and made his way to Boston where, on May 24th, 1854, he was arrested. While he was awaiting trial for extradition to Virginia, a large crowd of abolitionists and anti-slavery sympathizers stormed the jail in which he was held in an attempt to free him. Federal troops were eventually sent to Boston to support the extradition, and Burns was ultimately returned to Virginia. He was later ransomed from slavery, eventually obtaining an education at Oberlin College and becoming a Baptist minister.
date
["[1854?]"]
year
1854
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Antislavery movements--Massachusetts--Boston
Fugitive slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
Burns, Anthony, 1834-1862
United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)
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Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
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Ephemera
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Broadsides
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Text
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Suffolk
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Boston
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1
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extent
1 broadside ; 97 x 56 cm.
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no
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42.35
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-71.05
notes
Title from item.
Full text of this broadside reads: "The man is not bought! He is still in the slave pen in the court house! The kidnapper agreed both publicly, and in writing, to sell him for $1200! The sum was raised by eminent citizens of Boston and offered him. He then claimed more. The bargain was broken! The kidnapper breaks his agreement! Though even the United States Commissioner advised him to keep it. Be on your guard against all lies! Watch the slave pen -- let every man attend the trial!"
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s.n.
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[Boston]
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70796c97m
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document
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1
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photo
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