2 juin 1854 - 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
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Date:
2 juin 1854
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 171 ans