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Publisher: Journals Gateway
The New England Quarterly (2021) 94 (4): 579–587.
Published: 09 December 2021
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The New England Quarterly (2021) 94 (1): 7–46.
Published: 01 March 2021
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In August 1836, African Americans in Boston dramatically rescued two fugitives from slavery in an episode that demonstrates the interpretive challenges in surviving accounts. As well, the slavecatcher's assumptions around legal procedure suggest that these events may be key background for Prigg v. Pennsylvania in 1842.