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27 paź 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 aggressive...
11 lis 2024 · John Brown was a 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.
Brown first gained national attention when he led anti-slavery volunteers and his sons during the Bleeding Kansas crisis of the late 1850s, a state-level civil war over whether Kansas would enter the Union as a slave state or a free state. He was dissatisfied with abolitionist pacifism, saying of pacifists, "These men are all talk.
7 paź 2023 · John Brown is a fascinating and intriguing figure in the woven tapestry of American history. His uncompromising determination and extreme zeal kindled flames of revolution in the run-up to the Civil War.
John Brown (ur. 9 maja 1800 w Torrington, zm. 2 grudnia 1859 w Charles Town) – jeden z głównych przedstawicieli abolicjonizmu amerykańskiego. Był idealistą, nieprzejednanym wrogiem posiadaczy niewolników, których uważał za przestępców.
2 kwi 2014 · John Brown was a 19th-century militant abolitionist known for his raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859.
21 kwi 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.
