Now in Laurel-Leaf, Virginia Hamilton's powerful true account ofthe sensational trial of a fugitive slave.

The year is 1854, and Anthony Burns, a 20-year-old Virginia slave,has escaped to Boston. But according to the Fugitive Slave Act, arunaway can be captured in any free state, and Anthony is soonimprisoned. The antislavery forces in Massachusetts are outraged,but the federal government backs