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Episode 16: Our Temple of Justice is a Slave Pen! (Feb 12, 2017)
Episode 16: Our Temple of Justice is a Slave Pen! (Feb 12, 2017)
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32 minutes
Released:
Feb 12, 2017
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Podcast episode
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This week, we’re going to wrap up our series on the Fugitive Slave Act, and the efforts of black and white abolitionists in Boston to resist what they saw as an unjust law. In last week’s show, we discussed how Lewis Hayden and the Vigilance Committee rescued the fugitive Shadrach Minkins from being returned to slavery. This week, we’re going to learn how that act of resistance led to a federal crackdown in Boston, look at two unsuccessful rescues that followed, and see how the unrest galvanized the apathetic population of Boston into a hotbed of radical abolitionism. Listen to this week's episode for the exciting conclusion!
Show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/016
Show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/016
Released:
Feb 12, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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