Shadrach Minkins
E921888
Shadrach Minkins was an African American fugitive slave whose 1851 arrest and dramatic rescue in Boston became a landmark event in the resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act and the abolitionist movement in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist movement figure
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fugitive slave ⓘ person ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | U.S. marshals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arrestedUnder | Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfAsylum | Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 1851-02-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1814 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1875-12-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfEscape | May 1850 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1853 ⓘ |
| dateOfRescue | 1851-02-15 ⓘ |
| enslavedBy | John DeBree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| escapeRoute | Underground Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
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| event |
arrest under the Fugitive Slave Act
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escape from slavery in Virginia ⓘ legal proceedings in Boston following his rescue ⓘ rescue from custody by abolitionists ⓘ |
| familyName | Minkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fledTo | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Shadrach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
galvanized abolitionist sentiment in Massachusetts
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intensified Northern resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Antebellum United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of Northern defiance to federal fugitive slave enforcement ⓘ |
| legalCase | United States v. Shadrach Minkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a fugitive slave rescued in Boston in 1851
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his case becoming a landmark in resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 ⓘ inspiring abolitionist opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
barber
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waiter ⓘ |
| placeOfArrest | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfAsylum | Montreal, Canada East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Norfolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Montreal, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | Boston federal courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfEnslavement | Norfolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfEscapeDestination | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfRescue | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rescuedBy |
Black activists in Boston
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Boston abolitionists ⓘ members of the Boston Vigilance Committee ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Elizabeth Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportedTo |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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Concord, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Underground Railroad safe houses ⓘ |
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