The Jerry Rescue: The Fugitive Slave Law, Northern Rights, and the American Sectional Crisis (Critical Historical Encounters Series)
A focused study of the 1851 Jerry Rescue and its role in escalating tensions over the Fugitive Slave Law and American sectionalism.
About This Book
This book explores the 1851 Jerry Rescue in Syracuse, New York, as a pivotal act of resistance to the Fugitive Slave Law.
It situates the event within the broader conflicts between Northern states' rights and federal authority during the antebellum period.
The work analyzes how the rescue intensified sectional divisions and contributed to the mounting crisis that led to the Civil War.
Drawing on historical records, it highlights the legal and political ramifications for abolitionists and lawmakers alike.
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