John Brown

Radiant Foe of Injustice

Nonfiction, History
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Author: J.J. Parker ISBN: 9781514488478
Publisher: Xlibris US Publication: May 4, 2016
Imprint: Xlibris US Language: English
Author: J.J. Parker
ISBN: 9781514488478
Publisher: Xlibris US
Publication: May 4, 2016
Imprint: Xlibris US
Language: English

John Brown: Sinner or saint? Freedom fighter or terrorist? He personified performance, acting when no one else sharing his antislavery views did. He embodied old-fashioned (even for that era) values of steadfastness, fervent religiousness, empathy for the less fortunate, and aversion to material wealth. Brown dedicated his life to abolitionismin deed as well as wordsince 1837, when in church he raised his hand and before the congregation swore his devotion, an oath he never broke. Significantly, many African Americans considered Brown the only white man worthy of their admiration, right up to the 1960s. The following play may explain why. Browns actions sparked the Civil War, some scholars say. He and his followers fought border ruffians in Kansas, guided escaped slaves toward Canada, and at Harpers Ferry, lit the Southern powder keg that, after Abraham Lincolns election, led to the secession of several states. John Brown: fanatic? murderer? liberator? Or just a plain, determined man? He calmly accepted his fatedeath by hanginghoping his execution would impel lassitudinous Northerners into action. And it did, epitomized by John Browns body. Read how it happened.

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John Brown: Sinner or saint? Freedom fighter or terrorist? He personified performance, acting when no one else sharing his antislavery views did. He embodied old-fashioned (even for that era) values of steadfastness, fervent religiousness, empathy for the less fortunate, and aversion to material wealth. Brown dedicated his life to abolitionismin deed as well as wordsince 1837, when in church he raised his hand and before the congregation swore his devotion, an oath he never broke. Significantly, many African Americans considered Brown the only white man worthy of their admiration, right up to the 1960s. The following play may explain why. Browns actions sparked the Civil War, some scholars say. He and his followers fought border ruffians in Kansas, guided escaped slaves toward Canada, and at Harpers Ferry, lit the Southern powder keg that, after Abraham Lincolns election, led to the secession of several states. John Brown: fanatic? murderer? liberator? Or just a plain, determined man? He calmly accepted his fatedeath by hanginghoping his execution would impel lassitudinous Northerners into action. And it did, epitomized by John Browns body. Read how it happened.

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