Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Christiana_Riot
|
| gptkbp:date |
September 11, 1851
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Christiana Resistance
|
| gptkbp:involves |
gptkb:Edward_Gorsuch
gptkb:U.S._Marshals fugitive slaves local African American community |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Christiana,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
|
| gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:William_Parker
gptkb:Castner_Hanway |
| gptkbp:prosecutedBy |
gptkb:U.S._federal_government
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Underground_Railroad
gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850 |
| gptkbp:result |
acquittal of Castner Hanway
most defendants released without trial |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
arrest of 38 African Americans and 3 white abolitionists
death of Edward Gorsuch |
| gptkbp:significance |
increased tensions over slavery in the United States
early act of violent resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Eliza_Parker
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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