jun 1, 1851 - A crowd in Syracuse, NY breaks into courthouse and sets slave free
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Slave was a runaway named Jerry. He was captured and put on trial, but the crowd used crowbars and a battering ram to break into the courthouse, defying marshals with draw guns, and set Jerry free.
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