The Rescue of Joshua Glover A Fugitive Slave, the Constitution, and the Coming of the Civil War |
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Author:
| Baker, H. Robert |
Series title: | Law Society and Politics in the Midwest Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8214-1690-7 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2006 |
Publisher: | Ohio University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $79.95 |
Book Description:
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On March 11, 1854, the people of Wisconsin prevented agents of the federal government from carrying away the fugitive slave, Joshua Glover. Assembling in mass outside the Milwaukee courthouse, they demanded that the federal officers respect his civil liberties as they would those of any other citizen of the state.
On March 11, 1854, the people of Wisconsin prevented agents of the federal government from carrying away the fugitive slave, Joshua Glover. Assembling in mass outside the Milwaukee courthouse, they demanded that the federal officers respect his civil liberties as they would those of any other citizen of the state.