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Slavery - Emancipation, Abolition & African American Civil War Participation, Slavery - Social Sciences, Historical Biography - United States - 19th Century, Civil Rights - General & Miscellaneous, Slavery & Abolitionism - African American History, Africa

Anthony Burns, a History

by Charles Emery Stevens
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Overview

Anthony Burns, a black man living in Boston, was arrested in 1854 under the Fugitive Slave Act and returned to Virginia by Federal officers. His case became a cause celebre among abolitionists.

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Book Details

Published
June 6, 2026
Publisher
BiblioBazaar
Pages
308
Format
Paperback, 2008
ISBN
9780554641225

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