Rescue of Jerry
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Rescue of Jerry is a notable legal case involving the forcible liberation of a fugitive slave in 1851 Syracuse, New York, which became a landmark event in the American abolitionist movement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist event
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historical event ⓘ legal case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jerry Rescue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | pre–American Civil War period ⓘ |
| date | 1851-10-01 ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
abolitionist pamphlets and sermons
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contemporary newspaper accounts ⓘ |
| hasAction | forcible liberation of Jerry from custody ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
strengthened Syracuse’s reputation as an abolitionist stronghold
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used as propaganda by abolitionist press ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | annual Jerry Rescue commemorations in Syracuse ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | inspired later acts of resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ |
| hasLocationDetail | federal office in Syracuse, New York ⓘ |
| hasName | Rescue of Jerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySubject | freedom of an escaped slave ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abolition of slavery
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civil disobedience ⓘ conflict between federal law and moral conscience ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1851 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered a landmark event in the American abolitionist movement
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symbolized local defiance of federal pro-slavery law ⓘ |
| involvedGroup |
Syracuse abolitionists
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United States marshals NERFINISHED ⓘ local law enforcement ⓘ |
| involvedPerson |
George Barnes
NERFINISHED
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Gerrit Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel J. May NERFINISHED ⓘ William Henry (Jerry) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedPersonRole | fugitive slave ⓘ |
| legalContext | Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
galvanized abolitionist sentiment in the North
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intensified Northern resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American abolitionism
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Underground Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | Christiana Riot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToLaw | Compromise of 1850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Jerry escaped to Canada
NERFINISHED
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federal indictments of rescuers ⓘ highly publicized trials of abolitionists ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Syracuse, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInState | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | arrest of fugitive slave Jerry under the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ |
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