Revisit: OBERLIN-WELLINGTON RESCUE (1858)

Tensions leading up to the Civil War often manifested themselves through conflicts over the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue was one such instance of this. It was a struggle between supporters of slavery and supporters of freedom, the outcome of which would decide the fate of a young African American man named John Price. Continue reading Revisit: OBERLIN-WELLINGTON RESCUE (1858)