William Henry (known as Jerry)
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William Henry, known as Jerry, was an escaped enslaved man whose 1851 arrest in Syracuse, New York, sparked the famous Jerry Rescue case and became a symbol of Northern resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| William Henry (Jerry) | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
escaped enslaved person
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fugitive from slavery ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jerry
NERFINISHED
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William Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateActiveYears | 1850s ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Syracuse, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Northern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | rescue from a federal marshal in Syracuse ⓘ |
| associatedWithLaw | Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | his rescue from federal custody by abolitionists in Syracuse ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
historical accounts of the Jerry Rescue
ⓘ
local Syracuse abolitionist history ⓘ |
| countryOfArrest | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 1851 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| event | Jerry Rescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | cooper ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | antebellum United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
challenged enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act in New York
ⓘ
galvanized anti-slavery sentiment in the North ⓘ |
| legacy | remembered as a key figure in pre–Civil War resistance to slavery ⓘ |
| legalContext | enforcement of federal fugitive slave laws in free states ⓘ |
| legalProceedingsConsequence | prompted federal prosecutions of rescuers ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtTimeOfArrest | fugitive under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Jerry Rescue
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being an escaped enslaved man whose arrest sparked resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ |
| opposedBy | federal marshals enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ |
| placeOfArrest | Syracuse, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescueInvolved | mob action to free him from custody ⓘ |
| rescueOrganizedBy | local abolitionists in Syracuse ⓘ |
| roleInJerryRescue | central figure whose arrest triggered the rescue GENERATED ⓘ |
| statusAfterEscape | fugitive seeking freedom in the North ⓘ |
| statusBeforeEscape | enslaved man ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Syracuse abolitionists
ⓘ
anti-slavery activists in New York ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Northern resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act
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abolitionist resistance ⓘ |
| wasEnslavedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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