Charles G. Davis

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1800s
State:Massachusetts
Support
Abolitionism Boston Vigilance Committee
Charles G. Davis

Biography

Massachusetts abolitionist attorney and Boston Vigilance Committee member, prosecuted by the federal government for his role in the February 1851 rescue of Shadrach Minkins. The jury acquitted.

Case

Charges: Aiding and abetting the rescue of a fugitive from labor under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
Arrested: Feb 21, 1851
Sentence: Acquitted.
Convicted: No — acquitted

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