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Meet the Summer 2023 Creative Digital Projects Participants (1 of 3)

June 28, 2023

Our summer 2023 Creative Digital Publications project teaches students to write articles for potential publication on this blog. Read for a description of the project and the people in two of our groups.

Posted in: Interview, Law Library

A black and white image of an African American man, Anthony Burns, with sketches of the major points of his story surrounding him (from left bottom over to right bottom: The Sale; Arrest in Boston; The Escape on shipboard; Departure from Boston; The Address).

Escaping Slavery: The Consequences of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

February 8, 2023

Posted by: Jennifer González

This blog article tells the stories of two enslaved people, Thomas Sims and Anthony Burns, that escape in Boston, Massachusetts, and become fugitive slaves under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.

Posted in: African American History, Guest Post, Law Library

Refined by: (Author) Jennifer González; (Year) 2023