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Trey’s Table Episode 390: Christiana


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Trey’s Table Episode 390: Christiana


The year is 1851. A new law says you HAVE to help slave catchers.
A Quaker man named Castner Hanway refuses.
A slave owner is killed in a standoff.
The U.S. Government charges Hanway with... TREASON.

You think you know the path to the Civil War? This story will stop you in your tracks.

The Fugitive Slave Act made the North complicit. The Christiana Resistance showed they wouldn't comply. And the trial of Castor Hanway proved the Union was already fractured beyond repair.

Get the full story of one of history's most pivotal moments in the latest episode of Trey's Table. Episode 390 is streaming now! Link in Bio to listen.

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