Christiana Resistance
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Christiana Resistance was an 1851 armed anti-slavery uprising in Christiana, Pennsylvania, in which Black residents and abolitionist allies defied the Fugitive Slave Act by resisting the capture of escaped enslaved people.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed anti-slavery uprising
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historical event ⓘ resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Christiana Riot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
attempted capture of escaped enslaved people
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enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | pre–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Christiana Underground Railroad Center at Zercher’s Hotel
NERFINISHED
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historical markers in Christiana, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1851-09-11 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Frederick Douglass’s writings on resistance to slavery
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William Parker’s 1866 Atlantic Monthly narrative ⓘ |
| followedBy | increased abolitionist activism in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Black self-defense
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conflict between federal law and moral opposition to slavery ⓘ resistance to slave catching ⓘ |
| legalAftermath |
United States v. Castner Hanway et al.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
treason trials in federal court in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| location | Christiana, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Black residents of Christiana
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Edward Gorsuch NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Douglass (indirectly, through advocacy and later writings) NERFINISHED ⓘ William Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ abolitionist allies ⓘ escaped enslaved people ⓘ slave catchers ⓘ |
| notableDefendant |
Castner Hanway
NERFINISHED
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William Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeOfTrials |
acquittal of Castner Hanway
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dropping of remaining treason charges after first acquittal ⓘ |
| partOf | antebellum conflicts over slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American abolitionist movement
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Underground Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ history of African-American resistance to slavery ⓘ |
| result |
death of slaveholder Edward Gorsuch
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federal treason indictments against participants ⓘ injury to several participants ⓘ |
| significance |
became a symbol of armed Black resistance to slavery
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galvanized Northern opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ heightened sectional tensions before the American Civil War ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1851 ⓘ |
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