John Brown,John Brown (1800 – 1859) American abolitionist leader. First reaching national prominence for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas, he was eventually captured and executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry preceding the American Civil War. Brown was the leading exponent of violence in the American abolitionist movement:
John Brown Creator(s): Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896, photographer Related Names: 1859 Lawrence, Martin M., 1808-1859 , photographer Black & Batchelder , copyright claimant Date Created/Published: c1859 December 12. Medium: 1 photographic print : salted paper. Summary: Photograph showing three-quarter length portrait of John Brown, with beard, facing slightly right. John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist leader. First reaching national prominence for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas, he was eventually captured and executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry preceding the American Civil War. A man of strong religious convictions,[1][2] Brown believed he was "an instrument of God",[3]: 248 raised up to strike the death blow to American slavery, a "sacred obligation".[3]: 189 [4][5] Brown was the leading exponent of violence in the American abolitionist movement:[6]: 426 he believed that violence was necessary to end American slavery, since decades of peaceful efforts had failed.[3][4][7] Brown said repeatedly that in working to free the enslaved he was following the Golden Rule,[8][9] as well as the Declaration of Independence, which states that "all men are created equal".[10][11][12][13]: 721 [14] He also stated often that in his view, these two principles "meant the same thing".[15][16] abolitionist
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