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October 1, 1851 - An angry mob takes William Henry, an escaped slave, from the jail in Syracuse, NY and helps him flee to Canada.
www.syracuse.com
Bold raid freed a man
Black and white Syracusans forcibly rose up against the federal government on Oct. 1, 1851, to free runaway slave William "Jerry" Henry from a Clinton Square jail, where he was held captive by marshals.
www.syracuse.com