Beginning Date
Tuesday, September 5, 1848
Starting Point
On Tuesday night, September 5, 1848, a group of 12 to 20 enslaved people fled from two slaveholders in Baltimore county, Maryland. Six were claimed by slaveholder J.T.H. Worthington. According to reports, the group succeeded in crossing into Pennsylvania, despite being pursued by white Marylanders.
Escape Numbers
20
Escape Numbers Comment
Estimated from 12 to 20
Outcome
Unknown
Notes on Sources
Baltimore (MD) Sun, "A Slave Stampede," September 7, 1848; New York (NY) Herald, "Extensive Slave Stampede," September 8, 1848