The 'Jerry Rescue' occurred on October 1, 1851, and involved the daring, public rescue of a fugitive slave, William 'Jerry' Henry. Henry was a 40-year-old cooper from Missouri and had been arrested the same day in Syracuse, New York. The arrest happened during the anti-slavery state convention of the Liberty Party. Henry was arrested under […]
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