What the records say
- When
- 1839
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 40.59° N, 83.13° W
- Description
- anti-slavery riot in Marion, Ohio
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1839 Marion riot
Anti-slavery riot in Marion, Ohio
In Marion, Ohio, in July 1839, William Mitchell was seized by a group of men from Virginia, who alleged that he was an escaped slave. Mitchell, who had been living in Marion for at least a year, was placed on trial under Ohio's 1839 Fugitive Slave Act in the Court of Common Pleas, headed by Ozias Bowen.
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