John Brown, 1800-1859, A Biography Fifty Years Later (epub)
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- John Brown, 1800-1859, A Biography Fifty Years Later (epub)
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- 1910
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John Brown, 1800-1859, A Biography Fifty Years Later (epub)
Author: Oswald Garrison Villard
Year: 1910
The biography of John Brown. 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 action against slaveholders and any government officials who enabled them. An entrepreneur who ran tannery and cattle trading businesses prior to the economic crisis of 1839, Brown became involved in the abolitionist movement following the brutal murder of Presbyterian minister and anti-slavery activist Elijah P. Lovejoy in 1837. He said at the time, “Here, before God, in the presence of these witnesses, from this time, I consecrate my life to the destruction of slavery ! Have the best reading experience by downloading the epub-file.
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