Jerry Rescue Monument
W. Genesee and Clinton St. Syracuse, NY 13202
Overview
Take a walk around Clinton Square in downtown Syracuse and on the southwest corner you will find a bronze sculpture that commemorates the rescue of the fugitive slave William "Jerry" Henry. In defiance of the Fugitive Slave Act, citizens of Syracuse stormed his jail cell and helped him escape to freedom.
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