Anthony Burns case

E267662

United States slavery case fugitive slave case legal case

The Anthony Burns case was a highly publicized 1854 fugitive slave rendition in Boston that galvanized Northern abolitionist sentiment and intensified national tensions over slavery.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Anthony Burns	3
Anthony Burns case canonical	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States slavery case ⓘ fugitive slave case ⓘ legal case ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ⓘ
appliesToPerson	Anthony Burns case self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anthony Burns
chronologicalPlacement	antebellum period ⓘ pre–American Civil War era ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describedBySource	U.S. court records ⓘ abolitionist pamphlets ⓘ contemporary newspaper accounts ⓘ
endTime	June 1854 ⓘ
followedBy	subsequent Northern efforts to nullify or resist the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ
genre	fugitive slave rendition ⓘ
hasCause	enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ⓘ
hasContext	United States slavery ⓘ abolitionist movement in the United States ⓘ sectional conflict over slavery ⓘ
hasEffect	galvanized Northern abolitionist sentiment ⓘ heightened sectional tensions between North and South ⓘ increased antislavery activism in Boston ⓘ intensified national tensions over slavery ⓘ strengthened Northern resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ
hasLegalBasis	Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ⓘ
hasMainSubject	Anthony Burns case self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anthony Burns
hasOutcome	Anthony Burns returned to slavery in Virginia ⓘ increased criticism of the Fugitive Slave Act in the North ⓘ martyr-like status for Anthony Burns among abolitionists ⓘ
location	Boston ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the most publicized fugitive slave cases in Boston ⓘ demonstrating federal willingness to use force to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ influencing Northern public opinion against slavery ⓘ provoking mass public protest in Boston ⓘ
opponent	Boston abolitionists ⓘ federal authorities enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ
participant	Anthony Burns case self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anthony Burns Boston abolitionists ⓘ Boston clergy ⓘ Boston crowd of protesters ⓘ United States Marshals Service ⓘ surface form: United States Marshal’s Office federal troops ⓘ slave catchers ⓘ
pointInTime	1854 ⓘ
significantEvent	attempted rescue of Anthony Burns from custody ⓘ military-escorted removal of Anthony Burns through Boston ⓘ rendition hearing of Anthony Burns ⓘ
startTime	May 1854 ⓘ
state	Massachusetts ⓘ

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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 → notableCase → Anthony Burns case ⓘ

Anthony Burns case → hasMainSubject → Anthony Burns case self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anthony Burns

Anthony Burns case → participant → Anthony Burns case self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anthony Burns

Anthony Burns case → appliesToPerson → Anthony Burns case self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anthony Burns

Jerry Rescue case → hasRelatedEvent → Anthony Burns case ⓘ