Daniel Williams

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1800s
State:Ohio
Time Imprisoned:
20 Days
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Abolitionism
Daniel Williams

Biography

Daniel Williams was a Black Oberlin, Ohio resident. Daniel Williams was one of the twenty men committed to the Cuyahoga County Jail for the 1858 Oberlin–Wellington Rescue of the freedom-seeker John Price. He was released on bail on May 5, 1859, and later served an additional 24-hour sentence (May 6–7).

Case

Cuyahoga County Jail
Charges: Aiding the 1858 Oberlin–Wellington Rescue of John Price, a fugitive from slavery, in violation of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
Incarcerated: Apr 15, 1859
Released: May 5, 1859
Sentence: 24 hours
Convicted: No
Institution State: Ohio

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