Burns, Anthony

Anthony Burns was an escaped slave from Virginia whose capture and rendition from Boston in May 1854 proved to be one of the most sensational and polarizing of the era. Southern abolitionist Moncure Conway (Class of 1849) grew up in the same Virginia county as Burns and knew him throughout his life.
Life Span
to
Full name
Anthony Burns
Place of Birth
Birth Date Certainty
Estimated
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
Black
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Slave State
No. of Spouses
0
No. of Children
0
Education
Other
Other Education
Oberlin College
Occupation
Clergy
Other
Other Occupation
Hired out for odd jobs such as a store assistant, stevedoer, or sawmill operator
Relation to Slavery
Slave or Former Slave
How to Cite This Page: "Burns, Anthony," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/5279.