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I began to hear about a North, and to feel the necessity for freedom of soul and body. I heard of a North where men of my color could live without any man daring to say to them, "You are my property"; and I determined by the blessing of God, one day to find my way there. My inclination grew on me, and I found my way to Boston.

Anthony Burns

On being taken as a fugitive slave:

I was taken down, with the bracelets on my wrists—not such as you wear, ladies, of gold and silver—but iron and steel, that wore into the bone.

Anthony Burns

Anthony Burns

Anthony Burns

Born: May 31, 1829

Died: July 27, 1862 (aged 33)

Bio: Anthony Burns was born a slave in Stafford County, Virginia. As a young man, he became a Baptist and a "slave preacher" at the Falmouth Union Church in Falmouth, Virginia. In 1853 he escaped from slavery and reached Boston, where he started working.

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