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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00267.151 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1854 |
| Title | The rendition of Anthony Burns. Its causes and consequences. A discourse on Christian politics, delivered in Williams Hall, Boston, on Whitsunday, June 4, 1854 |
| Date | 4 June 1854 |
| Author | Clarke, James Freeman (1810-1888) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Concerns the extradition of Burns, a fugitive slave who was captured in Boston and returned to Virginia. Demonstrates the wide-held belief that the "Slave Power" of the South could control the North and cause Northerners to allow this to happen. Printed by Crosby, Nichols & Co., and Prentiss & Sawyer, Boston. Clarke was the Minister of the Church of the Disciples. |
| Subjects | Religion Christianity Politics Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave Slavery African American History Transcendentalism Slave Life |
| People | Clarke, James Freeman (1810-1888) Burns, Anthony (1834-1862) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics; Law; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |