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Anthony Burns: An American Tale of Liberty & Tyranny
A quiet walk home. A sudden arrest. A city ignited.
In this episode of American History Hunter, we revisit a night in Boston that turned a single life into a national flashpoint. As crowds gather and tensions rise, the meaning of liberty—and the cost of compromise—are thrown into stark relief.
If this story moves you, teaches you something new, or simply keeps you hooked, please consider subscribing and leaving a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Intro Music: "Between Your Eyes" by P-01 (Newly renamed, Subject to Change)
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Bibliography:
Finkelman, Paul. “Anthony Burns,” Union or Secession: Virginians Decide, Education at the Library of Virginia, 2001. https://edu.lva.virginia.gov/oc/union-or-secession/people/anthony-burns.
"Fugitive Slave Act of 1850." Avalon Project at Yale Law School, Accessed April 16, 2025.
Guelzo, Allen C. Fateful Lightning: A New History of the Civil War and Reconstruction. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.
Leddy, Chuck. “BOSTON COMBUSTS The Fugitive Slave Case of Anthony Burns,” Civil War Times 46 (2): 50–55 (2007). https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=02234099-1aa8-3b2b-ba2f-4298db8349b8.
Lincoln, Abraham. A House Divided: Speech at Springfield, Illinois, June 16, 1858. In The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Basler, vol. 2, 461–466. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953. https://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/house.htm
"Prigg v. Pennsylvania." Oyez. Accessed April 16, 2025. https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/41us539.
Sparks, Robert V. “Biographical Sketch,” William Lloyd Garrison Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society, Published July 1980; last modified October 2022. https://www.masshist.org/collection-guides/view/fa0278.
U.S. Constitution, art. 4, Constitution Annotated, https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-4/.
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By Bryan HuntA quiet walk home. A sudden arrest. A city ignited.
In this episode of American History Hunter, we revisit a night in Boston that turned a single life into a national flashpoint. As crowds gather and tensions rise, the meaning of liberty—and the cost of compromise—are thrown into stark relief.
If this story moves you, teaches you something new, or simply keeps you hooked, please consider subscribing and leaving a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Intro Music: "Between Your Eyes" by P-01 (Newly renamed, Subject to Change)
____________________________
Bibliography:
Finkelman, Paul. “Anthony Burns,” Union or Secession: Virginians Decide, Education at the Library of Virginia, 2001. https://edu.lva.virginia.gov/oc/union-or-secession/people/anthony-burns.
"Fugitive Slave Act of 1850." Avalon Project at Yale Law School, Accessed April 16, 2025.
Guelzo, Allen C. Fateful Lightning: A New History of the Civil War and Reconstruction. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.
Leddy, Chuck. “BOSTON COMBUSTS The Fugitive Slave Case of Anthony Burns,” Civil War Times 46 (2): 50–55 (2007). https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=02234099-1aa8-3b2b-ba2f-4298db8349b8.
Lincoln, Abraham. A House Divided: Speech at Springfield, Illinois, June 16, 1858. In The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, edited by Roy P. Basler, vol. 2, 461–466. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953. https://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/house.htm
"Prigg v. Pennsylvania." Oyez. Accessed April 16, 2025. https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/41us539.
Sparks, Robert V. “Biographical Sketch,” William Lloyd Garrison Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society, Published July 1980; last modified October 2022. https://www.masshist.org/collection-guides/view/fa0278.
U.S. Constitution, art. 4, Constitution Annotated, https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/article-4/.