Jerry Rescue case
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The Jerry Rescue case was an 1851 abolitionist action in Syracuse, New York, in which anti-slavery activists freed an escaped slave from federal custody, becoming a prominent challenge to the Fugitive Slave Act and a symbol of Northern resistance to slavery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jerry Rescue | 1 |
| Jerry Rescue case canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist action
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historical event ⓘ legal case ⓘ |
| followedBy |
federal indictments of rescuers
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trials of abolitionists in federal court ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Jerry Rescue case
ⓘ
surface form:
Jerry Rescue
Rescue of Jerry ⓘ |
| hasCause |
arrest of fugitive slave William Henry (Jerry)
ⓘ
enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalContext | antebellum period in the United States ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration |
Jerry Rescue monument in Syracuse
ⓘ
annual Jerry Rescue commemorations in Syracuse ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1851-10-01 ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
local enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act
ⓘ
public opinion about slavery in the North ⓘ the abolitionist movement in Syracuse ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Onondaga County
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surface form:
Onondaga County, New York
Syracuse City Hall ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
abolitionism in the United States
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fugitive slaves ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
defiance of federal fugitive slave law
ⓘ
escape of William Henry (Jerry) from federal custody ⓘ increased sectional tensions over slavery ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Gerrit Smith
ⓘ
Reverend Jermain Wesley Loguen ⓘ Samuel J. May ⓘ Syracuse Vigilance Committee ⓘ William Henry (known as Jerry) ⓘ anti-slavery activists ⓘ federal marshals ⓘ local abolitionists ⓘ |
| hasRelatedEvent |
Anthony Burns case
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Christiana Resistance ⓘ Shadrach Minkins rescue ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
example of personal liberty activism
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galvanized abolitionist sentiment in central New York ⓘ prominent challenge to the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ symbol of Northern resistance to slavery ⓘ test of federal authority over fugitive slaves ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1851 ⓘ |
| involvedLaw | Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
antebellum anti-slavery resistance
ⓘ
history of the Underground Railroad ⓘ |
| opposedLaw | Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Syracuse
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surface form:
Syracuse, New York
|
| tookPlaceInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Jerry Rescue