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Anthony Burns
Fugitive slave whose capture sparked protests in Boston.
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Also known as Burns
First appearance: Slavery in Massachusetts
Anthony Burns shows up with force in Poetry. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as an example of the inspired, genius-driven stream of poetry (Arethuse).
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In Poetry: Cited as an example of the inspired, genius-driven stream of poetry (Arethuse). Later, in Wendell Phillips Before the Concord Lyceum: Referenced as 'Frederick ⸻', a fugitive slave whose name is suppressed by…
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