Which statement about the slave Anthony Burns is NOT true?

a. He was able to buy his freedom from his master.

b. He performed marriages for other slaves.

c. He was returned under the Fugitive Slave Law.

d. He attended Oberlin College.

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Dahlia

4 March, 12:39

Which statement about the slave Anthony Burns is NOT true?

a. He was able to buy his freedom from his master.

b. He performed marriages for other slaves.

c. He was returned under the Fugitive Slave Law.

d. He attended Oberlin College.

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Marco · Answer 1

He was able to buy his freedom from his master.

This is a false statement

Pranav Lowe · Answer 2

The statement about the slave Anthony Burns that is not true would be " a. He was able to buy his freedom from his master," since in fact it was sympathetic Bostonians who bought his freedom.

Which statement about the slave Anthony Burns is NOT true?a. He was able to buy his freedom from his master.b. He performed marriages for other slaves.c. He was returned under the Fugitive Slave Law.d. He attended Oberlin College.

Which statement about the slave Anthony Burns is NOT true?

a. He was able to buy his freedom from his master.

b. He performed marriages for other slaves.

c. He was returned under the Fugitive Slave Law.

d. He attended Oberlin College.