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16. Mai 2023 · Spring 2011, Vol. 43, No. 1 By Paul Finkelman Enlarge For Southerners, Brown was the embodiment of all their fear—a white man willing to die to end slavery. For many Northerners, he was a prophet of righteousness. (111-BA-1101) As we celebrate the beginning of the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, it is worthwhile to remember, and contemplate, the most important figure in the ...
28. Jan. 2021 · The inaugural meeting of two of the 19th century's most famous abolitionists, Frederick Douglass and John Brown, took place at Brown's home in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1847. Douglass was ...
Der Überfall auf Harpers Ferry am 16. Oktober 1859 war der Versuch, ein Waffenarsenal der United States Army in Harpers Ferry im damaligen Bundesstaat Virginia (heute West Virginia) einzunehmen. Unter der Führung des militanten Abolitionisten John Brown wollte eine Gruppe von 19 Männern mit dieser Aktion die Befreiung und Bewaffnung von ...
13. Nov. 2009 · On the night of October 16, 1859, Brown and his band overran the arsenal. Some of his men rounded up a handful of hostages, including a few enslaved people. Word of the raid spread, and by morning ...
16. Okt. 2021 · Im Zivilleben war John Brown gescheitert. Umso fanatischer widmete er sich seiner Mission: Er wollte die Sklaven des amerikanischen Südens zum Aufstand treiben. Im Oktober 1859 überfiel er daher ...
Annie Brown December 23, 1843 - October 5, 1926 Annie Brown was the youngest of John Brown's daughters. At just 15 years old, she joined her father at the Kennedy Farm in 1859 prior to the raid on Harpers Ferry. Her job was to remain watchful for neighbors and alleviate their suspicions. Brown sent Annie and her sister-in-law Martha home a few ...
John Brown was born May 9, 1800 in Torrington, Connecticut, but spent much of his youth in Ohio. His parents instilled in him a strong belief in the Bible and a strong hatred of slavery, and his father taught him the family trade of tanning animal skins. He was foreman in the family’s tannery before moving to Massachusetts, in hopes of ...
