John Watson

Released
Date of birth:1820
Date of death:1872
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1800s
State:Ohio
Time Imprisoned:
2 Months 21 Days
Support
Abolitionism
John Watson

Biography

John Watson was a Black grocer and confectioner in Oberlin, Ohio. John Watson was one of the twenty men committed to the Cuyahoga County Jail for the 1858 Oberlin–Wellington Rescue of John Price, a freedom-seeker seized under the Fugitive Slave Act. He refused release on recognizance and remained jailed from April 15 until the mass discharge on July 6, 1859.

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: Jul 6, 1859
Convicted: No
Plead: Not guilty
Institution State: Ohio

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