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09/18/1850 |
Fugitive Slave Law (second) is adopted in Washington, D.C. |
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10/04/1850 |
League of Freedom is established. |
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10/05/1850 |
Meeting to protest slavery is held by members of Boston’s African-American community. |
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10/14/1850 |
Boston Vigilance Committee (second) is established. |
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10/14/1850 |
Meeting to protest the Fugitive Slave Law is held. |
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10/30/1850 |
Slave catchers sent to return Ellen and William Craft are driven from Boston. |
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10/31/1850 |
Theodore Parker estimates there are 4,000-6,000 fugitive enslaved persons living in Boston. |
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1850 |
Pilot editor comments on slavery. |
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02/15/1851 |
Shadrach Minkins is arrested then freed. |
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03/31/1851 |
African-American leaders petition the Massachusetts legislature to erect a monument to Crispus Attucks. |
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