Parker Kidnapping & Rescue
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Don.Morfe
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Emboldened by the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, Maryland slave catchers kidnapped Rachel and Elizabeth Parker from the Nottingham area in 1851.
Waymark Code: WM12CPX
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2020
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Parker Kidnapping & Rescue-Emboldened by the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, Maryland slave catchers kidnapped Rachel and Elizabeth Parker from the Nottingham area in 1851. Rachel’s employer Joseph Miller was murdered in a failed attempt to rescue her from Baltimore. Public outrage led Pa. officials to seek the sisters’ release in a Md. civil court case that secured their freedom in 1853. The forcible enslavement of two young free black women galvanized antislavery sentiment.
Marker Name: Parker Kidnapping & Rescue
County: Chester
Date Dedicated: 09/17/2011
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: At Fremont Cemetery & Union Methodist Church, 321 Fremont Rd., Nottingham, PA
Category: African American, Government & Politics 19th Century, Women
Website: [Web Link]
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