On June 24, 1854, Anthony Burns, an escaped enslaved man, was apprehended in Boston under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. His arrest ignited massive protests among abolitionists and citizens opposed to slavery. The federal government\’s enforcement of the act, including deploying troops to ensure Burns\’s return to Virginia, highlighted the nation\’s deep divisions over slavery. The incident galvanized anti-slavery sentiment in the North and underscored the moral and political tensions leading up to the Civil War. New Pittsburgh Courier
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