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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.
The Antislavery Literature Project
This digital archive contains historical and contemporary accounts of slavery.
Speeches and pamphlets pertaining to Anthony Burns are included in this collection. This site is maintained by the
English Department
of Arizona State University
and the EServer
at Iowa State University’s English Department.
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.
Burns, Anthony (1834-1862): The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed
A good introduction to Anthony Burns.
Influence of Prominent Abolitionists: The African-American Mosaic (Library of Congress Exhibition)
Here you’ll find a broadside of Anthony Burns.
Internet Archive
This digital library provides a gateway to online antislavery documents, including those about Anthony Burns.
The Liberator Files
This site maintained by Horace Sheldon contains articles about Anthony Burns from The Liberator.
Making of America (MOA) - Joint venture between Cornell University and the University of Michigan.
This digital library contains scanned images of US primary sources from 1850 to 1877. A good
amount of material pertaining to antislavery sentiment, fugitive slaves, and the Civil War
can be found in this site. The Cornell
version focuses on popular journals of the time. The
University of Michigan version focuses on books/monographs. Numerous documents available within MOA contain
information about 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.
Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection
The Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections maintains this excellent resource containing
antislavery material. One may search or browse this website for digitized pamphlets pertaining to Anthony Burns.
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