Auburn Prison - African American Historic Places (sitios de interés)
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Site #34 on Freedom Trail in Auburn and Cayuga County
About: George Washington had escaped from slavery in South Carolina only to spend ten years in Auburn Prison. In 1854, at age 28, he was about to be released and sent back to slavery under the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. With the cooperation of local lawyers and prison officials, a biracial crowd of 200 people successfully prevented his recapture and sent him instead to St. Catharine’s, Canada. After the Jerry Rescue of 1851, this was the second (and last time) that federal officials tried to enforce the Fugitive Slave Law in central New York.
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