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Antislavery in the United States 1776-1865:
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Anthony Burns
Anthony Burns: A History. by Charles Emery Stevens.
Documenting the American South has made this account of Anthony Burns, published in 1856, available in full text.
The Anthony Burns Affair
A great paper by Karen Livingood about Anthony Burns, his arrest in Boston, his Trial, and his freedom.
Boston Slave Riot, and Trial of Anthony Burns
This site contains primary documents covering the capture of Anthony Burns in Boston. This site is part of the American Memory Slave and the Courts 1740-1860
digital archive maintained by the Library of Congress.
Influence of Prominent Abolitionists: The African-American Mosaic (Library of Congress Exhibition)
Here you’ll find a broadside of Anthony Burns.
Mass Moments: Fugitive Slave Anthony Burns Arrested
A secondary web resource explaining the significance of Anthony Burns. Other resources
pertaining to Burns are listed in this page.
PBS Africans in America
In Anthony Burns Captured, you’ll find a brief biography of Anthony Burns. Burns escaped from slavery but The Fugitive Slave Act forced him
back into enslavement, causing a great uproar. Anthony Burns Speaks
contains an account of his capture.
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