Oberlin–Wellington Rescue
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The Oberlin–Wellington Rescue was an 1858 abolitionist action in Ohio in which local residents defied the Fugitive Slave Act by rescuing a captured freedom seeker from U.S. marshals, becoming a major flashpoint in the struggle over slavery before the Civil War.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist action
ⓘ
pre–American Civil War political event ⓘ rescue of a fugitive slave ⓘ |
| chronologyWithin | Bleeding Kansas and related sectional crises era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedIn | Oberlin–Wellington Rescue (historical accounts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Oberlin–Wellington Rescue trials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
capture of a freedom seeker by U.S. marshals ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Ohio state legal actions against slave catchers
ⓘ
federal prosecutions of rescuers ⓘ increased sectional tensions over slavery ⓘ national publicity for Oberlin abolitionists ⓘ |
| hasPart | rescue of John Price from custody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalContext | United States federal fugitive slave law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oberlin, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ Wellington, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
abolitionism in the United States
ⓘ
slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| opposedBy | pro-slavery authorities ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
John Price
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. marshals NERFINISHED ⓘ residents of Oberlin, Ohio ⓘ residents of Wellington, Ohio ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1858 ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of Northern resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ |
| significantEventIn | struggle over slavery before the American Civil War ⓘ |
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