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Christiana Victor
Christiana may refer to: * Christiana incident (or riot), 1851, an armed intervention by citizens in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to save a fugitive slave Geography * Christiana, Delaware, US * Christiana, Pennsylvania, US * Christiana, Tennessee, US * Christiana, Dane County, Wisconsin, town, US * Christiana, Vernon County, Wisconsin, town, US * Freetown Christiania, autonomous neighborhood in Copenhagen, Denmark * Christiana Island, Cyclades, Greece * Christiana, Jamaica * Christiana, North West, a town in the North West Province of South Africa * Christiana Hundred, an unincorporated subdivision of New Castle County, Delaware, US * Christiana, Norway, a former name (1624-1924) for the present-day Norwegian capital Oslo People * Christiana Figueres (born 1956), Costa Rican diplomat * Christianna Brand (1907–1988), British crime writer and children's author * Christiana Cavendish * Christiana Mariana von Ziegler (1695–1760), German poet and writer * Christiana of Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiana Resistance
The Christiana Riot, also known as Christiana Resistance, Christiana Tragedy, or Christiana incident, was the successful armed resistance by free Blacks and escaped slaves to a raid led by a federal marshal to recover four escaped slaves owned by Edward Gorsuch of Maryland. The raid took place in the early morning hours of September 11, 1851, at the house in Christiana, Pennsylvania, of William Parker, himself an escaped slave. This took place after the federal Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 increased penalties for assisting escaped slaves and required state government officials, even in free states such as Pennsylvania, to assist in the recapture of slaves. The confrontation resulted in an exchange of gunfire, the death of Edward Gorsuch, and the dispersal of the raiders. In the aftermath many of the Blacks involved quickly traveled to the safety of Canada. In total, 41 persons were indicted by the federal government for treason, including both Blacks and Whites. Castner Hanway, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
