Today in Black History: On Feb. 15, 1851, “a group of Black abolitionists broke into a Boston courthouse to rescue Shadrach Minkins, an African-American fugitive slave who escaped in 1850.” #BlackHistoryMonth - ThreadSky

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Today in Black History: On Feb. 15, 1851, “a group of Black abolitionists broke into a Boston courthouse to rescue Shadrach Minkins, an African-American fugitive slave who escaped in 1850.” #BlackHistoryMonth