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English: Anthony Burns was an escaped slVe apprehended in Boston. Aheavy federal force was hecessary to pur him on a boat headed south, as otherwise a mob would have freed him.
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Marshal's posse with Burns moving down State Street

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Anthony Burns

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Slavery in Massachusetts

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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

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fugitive slave

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1856

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