2 Jun 1854 Jahr - Anthony Burns, a fugitive slave from Virginia, is arrested in Boston. There is a trial to determine whether Burns must be returned to his prior owners under the Fugitive Slave act of 1850. The judge orders Burns’s return, which occurred despite violent protest resulting in the death of a federal marshal
Zugefügt zum Band der Zeit:
Datum:
2 Jun 1854 Jahr
Jetzt
~ 171 years ago