The Kentucky Raid

Item

Title
The Kentucky Raid
Subtitle
The Cassopolis Outrage
Creator
Marty, Debian
Publisher
Kenton County Historical Society
Place
Covington, KY
Date
2008
Extent
5 pages
Language
English
Temporal coverage
1847
Geographic coverage
Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Canada
Description
The article describes the two mass escapes of enslaved people from Northern Kentucky that took place in April and May of 1847, and the unsuccessful attempt of the slaveholders to take the freedom seekers back the following October. That attempt, known at the time as the "Kentucky Raid" in the north and the "Cassopolis Outrage" in the south, starkly illustrate the sharp divide in viewpoints over enslavement that existed at that time.

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