HistorianspeaksOct 14, 2024
See our latest post on the Oberlin Wellington Rescue in 1858. The rescue by local citizens of a fugitive slave John Lewis was a direct challenge to the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. #JohnLewis #FugitiveSlaveLaw #OberlinWellingtonRescue #Compromiseof1850. https://historianspeaks.org/f/john-lewis-oberlin-wellington-rescue-1858
John Lewis, Oberlin Wellington Rescue (1858)

On September 13th, 1858, a federal marshal arrested John Price in Oberlin, Ohio, under the Fugitive Slave Act. Price was moved to nearby Wellington, but when abolitionists learned of the arrest, they stormed the hotel w...

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