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9 de may. de 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.
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2 de dic. de 2021 · Convertido en el más legendario abolicionista de Estados Unidos, John Brown empleó todos los métodos a su alcance, incluido el derramamiento de sangre, para luchar contra esta lacra social. Héroe para unos y loco fanático para otros, Brown acabó sus días en la horca, en 1859, sin poder ver cumplido su sueño.
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.
27 de oct. de 2009 · Kean Collection/Getty Images. 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...
2 de abr. de 2014 · Famous Activists. Civil Rights Activists. John Brown was a 19th-century militant abolitionist known for his raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Updated: Apr 19, 2021. Photo: © CORBIS/Corbis via...
Biographer Louis A. DeCaro Jr., who has debunked many historical allegations about Brown's early life and public career, concludes that although he "was hardly the only abolitionist to equate slavery with sin, his struggle against slavery was far more personal and religious than it was for many abolitionists, just as his respect and ...
21 de abr. de 2024 · May 9, 1800–December 2, 1859. 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.
