# Anthony Burns — Essays character guide

> Anthony Burns in Essays by Henry David Thoreau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Burns

**First appearance:** 0023-slavery-in-massachusetts

## Who they are

Fugitive slave whose capture sparked protests in Boston.

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