1839-02-24, Fielding, Resistance
- Title
- 1839-02-24, Fielding, Resistance
- Description
- Fielding, an enslaved man owned by University of Virginia professor Charles Bonnycastle, intervened when two University of Virginia students, Franklin English and Madison McAfee, attempted to disperse a group of free Black people, including two people who were having a fight. Fielding attempted to prevent them from doing so, using both a stick and a stone. English and McAfee, along with several other University of Virginia students, beat Fielding severely (see related event). Fielding continued resisting and fighting back, as the crowd chased him to several different locations. The University of Virginia faculty committee took no action against the students involved.
- Event Type
- Resistance: Defense
- Action Status
- Completed
- Date
- 24 February 1839
- Location
- Location - Between Wertenbaker's and McKennie's, Charlottesville, VA
- Source
- March 2, 1839 Minutes of the Faculty of the University of Virginia, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
- Transcript
- Related Event
- 1839-02-24, Fielding, Violence (Physical Assault)
- Primary Participant
- Fielding
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Enslaver
- Charles Bonnycastle
- Author
- Gessner Harrison
- Additional Participant
- Charles Bonnycastle
- Item sets
- Sample Items
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