"Henry David Thoreau was imprisoned for one night in a jail on this site, July, 1846 for refusing to recognize the right of the state to collect taxes from him in support of slavery - an episode made famous in his essay 'Civil Disobedience'."
Friday, March 18, 2011
Henry David Thoreau jailed on this spot in Concord, Massachusetts
This marker, located next to Monument Square in Concord, reads:
"Henry David Thoreau was imprisoned for one night in a jail on this site, July, 1846 for refusing to recognize the right of the state to collect taxes from him in support of slavery - an episode made famous in his essay 'Civil Disobedience'."
"Henry David Thoreau was imprisoned for one night in a jail on this site, July, 1846 for refusing to recognize the right of the state to collect taxes from him in support of slavery - an episode made famous in his essay 'Civil Disobedience'."
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