Now in Laurel-Leaf, Virginia Hamilton\'s powerful true account of the sensational trial of a Fugitive slave.
The antislavery forces in Massachusetts are outraged, but the federal government backs the Fugitive Slave Act, sparking riots in Boston and fueling the Abolitionist movement.
But according to the Fugitive Slave Act, a runaway can be captured in any free state, and Anthony is soon imprisoned.
The year is 1854, and Anthony Burns, a 20-year-old Virginia slave, has escaped to Boston.
Now in Laurel-Leaf, Virginia Hamilton\'s powerful true account of the sensational trial of a Fugitive slave