Title Bloody Dawn : the Christiana Riot and Racial Violence in the Antebellum North

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (267 pages) Contents Contents; Introduction; 1. The Escape; 2. Black Images in White Minds; 3. The Chase; 4. The Riot; 5. Aftermath; 6. Stratagems; 7. The Trial; 8. Race, Violence, and Law; 9. Race, Riots, and Law; Conclusion; Afterword; Abbreviations Used in the Notes; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y Summary When four young men, slaves on Edward Gorsuch's Maryland farm, escaped to rural Pennsylvania in 1849, the owner swore he'd bring them back. Two years later, Gorsuch lay dead outside the farmhouse in Christiana where he'd tracked them down, as his federal posse retreated pell-mell before thearmed might of local blacks--and the impact of the most notorious act of resistance against the federal Fugitive Slave Law was about to be felt across a divided nation. Bloody Dawn vividly tells this dramatic story of escape, manhunt, riot, and the ensuing trial, detailing its importance in heightening Notes English Print version record Subject Riots -- Pennsylvania -- Christiana -- History -- 19th century Fugitive slaves -- Pennsylvania -- Christiana -- History -- 19th century Violence -- Pennsylvania -- Christiana -- History -- 19th century African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Christiana -- History -- 19th century African Americans. Fugitive slaves. Race relations. Riots. Violence. SUBJECT Christiana (Pa.) -- Race relations Subject Pennsylvania -- Christiana. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780198021513 0198021518 0199923299 9780199923298 1429401435 9781429401432 1602565902 9781602565906

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