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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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ByZoe
10 May 2018
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Date:

jun 1, 1851
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~ 175 years ago