17,394
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mLine 1:
Line 1: − + Line 11:
Line 11: + + −
no edit summary
[[image:Johnbrown.jpg|200px|thumb|John Brown. Ca. 1850]]
[[image:Johnbrown.jpg|200px|thumb|John Brown. Ca. 1850]]
'''John Brown''' (May 9, 1800-December 2, 1859) was a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[abolitionist]] whose violent actions to hurt [[slavery]] helped start the [[American Civil War]]. His raid on [[Harper's Ferry]] Virginia in 1859 was designed to start a slave insurrection, but no slaves joined and it failed. Brown was tried and hung for treason to the state of Virginia.
'''John Brown''' (May 9, 1800-December 2, 1859) was a [[Quaker]] [[abolitionist]] whose violent actions to hurt [[slavery]] helped start the [[American Civil War]]. His raid on [[Harper's Ferry]] Virginia in 1859 was designed to start a slave insurrection, but no slaves joined and it failed. Brown was tried and hung for treason to the state of Virginia.
Unlike most abolitionists, Brown believed that the use of violence was morally justifiable in the fight against slavery. He was born into a [[Christian]] family, and was taught from a young age that slavery was incompatible with the message of the [[Bible]]. <ref>http://www.civilwarhome.com/johnbrownbio.htm</ref>
Unlike most abolitionists, Brown believed that the use of violence was morally justifiable in the fight against slavery. He was born into a [[Christian]] family, and was taught from a young age that slavery was incompatible with the message of the [[Bible]]. <ref>http://www.civilwarhome.com/johnbrownbio.htm</ref>
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Nevins, Allan. ''The Emergence of Lincoln: Prelude to Civil War, 1859-1861'' (1950), vol 4 of ''The Ordeal of the Union'', outstanding narrative, esp ch 3 pp 70-97
* Potter, David M. ''The Impending Crisis: 1848-1861'' (1976) pp 211-24, 356-84; Pulitzer Prize winning history by leading conservative historian
* Reynolds, David S. ''John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights'' (2006) says Brown was justified in practicing terrorism
* Reynolds, David S. ''John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights'' (2006) says Brown was justified in practicing terrorism
* Villard, Oswald Garrison. ''John Brown, 1800-1859: A Biography Fifty Years After'' (1910) 738 pages, a better balanced biography by an abolitionist [http://books.google.com/books?id=JVZ9Xn_qY4MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=intitle:john+intitle:brown+inauthor:villard&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2009&as_maxm_is=12&as_maxy_is=2009&num=30&as_brr=0&as_pt=ALLTYPES full text online]
* Villard, Oswald Garrison. ''John Brown, 1800-1859: A Biography Fifty Years After'' (1910) 738 pages, a better balanced biography by an abolitionist [http://books.google.com/books?id=JVZ9Xn_qY4MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=intitle:john+intitle:brown+inauthor:villard&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=1&as_miny_is=2009&as_maxm_is=12&as_maxy_is=2009&num=30&as_brr=0&as_pt=ALLTYPES full text online]
==References==
==References==