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DE HCR3
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/17/2013
Primary Sponsor
Donald Blakey
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AI Summary
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Designates January 31, 2013 as Samuel D. Burris Day in Delaware to honor his contributions to the Underground Railroad.
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Samuel D. Burris was born a free African-American in Camden, Delaware in 1808 and actively assisted runaway slaves in Kent County and throughout Delaware prior to the Civil War.
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Burris was arrested in 1847 and convicted under Delaware law that imposed imprisonment and seven-year enslavement for anyone assisting runaways; he was purchased at auction by Wilmington abolitionist Isaac S. Flint and removed from Delaware.
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Burris risked his own freedom and life to help enslaved people escape, later settled in San Francisco, California with his family, and died in 1868 after witnessing the end of slavery.
Legislative Description
Proclaiming A Day Commemorating The Life Of Samuel D. Burris, A Free Black Delawarean, Who Was A Key Conductor On The "underground Railroad".
Last Action
Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
1/17/2013