Английская Википедия:Edward Gorsuch

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"The Christiana Tragedy", an 1872 depiction of the shooting of Edward Gorsuch.[1]

Edward Gorsuch (April 18, 1795 Шаблон:Ndash September 11, 1851) was a Maryland slaveholder, known for his role in the Christiana Riot. Gorsuch went from Maryland to Pennsylvania to retrieve slaves that had escaped, which he was legally allowed to do under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. However, he was confronted by black Slave Act Protesters and killed in the exchange of gunfire.[2][3][4]

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