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What we need is action – action!" In May 1856, Brown and his sons killed five supporters of slavery in the Pottawatomie massacre, a response to the sacking of Lawrence by pro-slavery forces. Brown then commanded anti-slavery forces at the Battle of Black Jack and the Battle of Osawatomie .
Jun 19, 2024 · John Brown, militant American abolitionist and veteran of Bleeding Kansas whose raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859 and subsequent execution made him an antislavery martyr and was instrumental in heightening sectional animosities that led to the American Civil War.
Oct 27, 2009 · John Brown was a leading figure in the abolitionist movement in the pre-Civil War United States. Unlike many anti-slavery activists, he was not a pacifist and believed in...
John Brown (9 Mei 1800 - 2 Disember 1859) adalah seorang peniaga, orang alim dan abolisionis Amerika Syarikat. Beliau berpendapat radikal dalam perjuangannya menghapuskan perhambaan di Amerika Syarikat di mana beliau menganggap keganasan itu sangat perlu bagi mencapai matlamat didokongnya.
John Brown. Title Radical Abolitionist. Date of Birth - Death May 9, 1800 - December 2, 1859. Born in Torrington, Connecticut, John Brown belonged to a devout family with extreme anti-slavery views. He married twice and fathered twenty children.
May 16, 2023 · A Look Back at John Brown. 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)
Apr 21, 2024 · John Brown was an ardent abolitionist whose raid on the federal arsenal in October 1859 intensified the sectional dispute over slavery in the United States and hastened the nation toward civil war. At roughly 11 a.m. on December 2, 1859, authorities hanged John Brown for leading a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
