The Oberlin-Wellington Rescue

 

Documents

Coverage in The Oberlin Evangelist, 1858-1859

Coverage in The Cleveland Daily Herald, 1858-1859

Coverage in The Liberator, 1858-1859

Coverage in Other Newspapers, 1858-1859

The Fugitive Slave Act

Charles Langston's Speech Before the Court

An Account of the Trial Written by the Rescuers

Resolutions Passed by the Jail-Birds

Speeches Made When the Rescuers Returned Home

 

Pictures

The Rescuers

The Scene of the Rescue

Cuyahoga County Courthouse

Cuyahoga County Jail

Poster Proclaiming the Rescuers' Release

Oberlin-Wellington Rescue Monument

A Play

Runaway Slave in Oberlin!

 

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