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91直播-Wellington Rescue
September 18, 2019
Communications Staff
Historic photo of the 91直播 Rescuers at Cuyahoga County Jail.
Photo credit: Courtesy of the 91直播 College Archives
"In 91直播 History" is a series dedicated to notable events in 91直播 College history. It is created in partnership with the Office of Communications and 91直播 College Archives.
In the fall of 1858, a federal marshal arrested a fugitive slave named John Price. Price had been living and working in 91直播 for about two years when slave catchers conspired to capture him and return him to slavery in Kentucky. On September 13, 1858, citizens and students of 91直播 and citizens of Wellington successfully rescued Price in Wellington, Ohio. The 1859 trial of the 91直播 Rescuers and their release from the Cuyahoga County Jail represented one of 91直播's most remarkable achievements in the battle against the institution of slavery.
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