Source web Tier B
Christiana Resistance, 1851 (LancasterHistory)
LancasterHistory. 'Commemorating the Christiana Resistance.' September 11, 1851, Christiana, Pennsylvania; armed community defense against a federal posse enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act; Castner Hanway acquitted of treason December 11, 1851; remaining charges dropped.
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- Record
- lancaster-history-christiana-resistance
- Type
- web
- Trust tier
- B
- Status
- published
Sources are graded A (primary) / B (secondary academic) / C (secondary journalism) / D (tertiary or contested). See the manifesto’s Evidence Standard for full criteria.
Backs ‘a free Black community mounts an armed defense… and the treason prosecution that follows collapses.’
Provenance
- Creator
- LancasterHistory (Lancaster County Historical Society)
- Accessed
- 2026-08-06
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