The Christiana Resistance

Black residents of Christiana, Pennsylvania take up arms against slave-catchers under the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, killing an enslaver.

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The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
Decades of fugitive-slave law set the stage for armed resistance at Christiana.

Decades of fugitive-slave law set the stage for armed resistance at Christiana.