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john brown

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1. Brown, John Brownnoun

   abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)

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1. John Brown

   John Brown is an anti-war song written and composed by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Written in October 1962, the song was never included on any of Dylan's official studio albums.

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   John Brown (1800-1859) was a prominent American abolitionist known for his strong stand against slavery. He is most known for his raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry in 1859, an event that contributed to the start of the American Civil War. Brown's belief in action over words and his willingness to resort to violence in his fight against slavery have made him a complex and controversial figure in American history. Despite this, he is often celebrated as a martyr for his commitment to racial equality and ending slavery.

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1. John Brown

   John Brown was an American abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States. During 1856 in Kansas, Brown commanded forces at the Battle of Black Jack and the Battle of Osawatomie. Brown's followers also killed five pro-slavery supporters at Pottawatomie. In 1859, Brown led an unsuccessful raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry that ended with his capture. Brown's trial resulted in his conviction and a sentence of death by hanging. Brown's attempt in 1859 to start a liberation movement among enslaved African Americans in Harpers Ferry, Virginia electrified the nation. He was tried for treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, the murder of five men and inciting a slave insurrection. He was found guilty on all counts and was hanged. Southerners alleged that his rebellion was the tip of the abolitionist iceberg and represented the wishes of the Republican Party to end slavery. Historians agree that the Harpers Ferry raid in 1859 escalated tensions that, a year later, led to secession and the American Civil War. Brown first gained attention when he led small groups of volunteers during the Bleeding Kansas crisis. Unlike most other Northerners, who advocated peaceful resistance to the pro-slavery faction, Brown believed that peaceful resistance was shown to be ineffective and that the only way to defeat the oppressive system of slavery was through violent insurrection. He believed he was the instrument of God's wrath in punishing men for the sin of owning slaves.

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   Read the full text of the John Brown poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson on the Poetry.com website.

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1. John Brown

   An American who helped start the Civil War by espousing the cause of the negro. This resulted in his body moulding in the grave.

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   The numerical value of john brown in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

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   The numerical value of john brown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of john brown in a Sentence

1. John Brown:

   I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with Blood.

2. William Kunstler:

   You can crucify a Jesus, you can poison a Socrates, you can hang John Brown or Nathan Hale, you can kill a Che Guevara, you can jail a Eugene Debs or a Bobby Seale. You can assassinate John Kennedy or a Martin Luther King, but the problems remain, the hangman's rope never solved a single problem except that of one man.

3. John Brown, last words in a written note given to his jailer, Dec. 2, 1859:

   I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that, without very much bloodshed, it might be done.

4. Timothy McVeigh:

   I determined that the best way would be to continue on as the Paul Revere type messenger instead of the John Brown type revolutionary, that you could accomplish maybe two in one.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
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4. ^ Wikidata
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5. ^ Who Was Who?
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