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The Rendition of Anthony Burns, Part 2
February 11, 2026·44 min·4 clips
Anthony Burns told his enslaver he only received twelve and a half cents a year, a statement that would seal his fate.
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A tense account of Anthony Burns' case, where courthouse procedure, abolitionist action, and federal force collide.
The Rendition of Anthony Burns, Part 2 follows Burns' case as a courthouse proceeding turns into a confrontation outside the building, with federal troops called in after Deputy Marshal James Batchelder is fatally wounded.
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Inside the courthouse siege that killed a deputy marshal and put the Fugitive Slave Act in legal jeopardy.
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