{"product_id":"anthony-burns-the-defeat-and-triumph-of-a-fugitive-slave-9780679839972","title":"Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Virginia Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rh Childrens Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rh Childrens Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Inside Flap\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Now in Laurel-Leaf, Virginia Hamilton's powerful true account of the sensational trial of a fugitive slave. \u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1854, and Anthony Burns, a 20-year-old Virginia slave, has escaped to Boston. But according to the Fugitive Slave Act, a runaway can be captured in any free state, and Anthony is soon imprisoned. The antislavery forces in Massachusetts are outraged, but the federal government backs the Fugitive Slave Act, sparking riots in Boston and fueling the Abolitionist movement. \u003cbr\u003eWritten with all the novelistic skill that has won her every major award in children's literature, Virginia Hamilton's important work of nonfiction puts young readers into the mind of Burns himself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rh Childrens Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45354000777367,"sku":"9780679839972","price":582.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780679839972.webp?v=1767669074","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/anthony-burns-the-defeat-and-triumph-of-a-fugitive-slave-9780679839972","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}