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Few figures are more seminal in the abolitionist movement in America than John Brown. His firebrand approach to the movement arose out of his religiously inspired and deep-seated belief that slavery was not only morally unjust but that its removal from American society could only be achieved through armed insurrection.

Following his capture in 1859 during an unsuccessful raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry and his subsequent hanging, he became an electrifying and symbolical figure for the abolitionist movement. Many historians argue that the incident at Harpers Ferry was the breaking point between pro- and anti-slavery forces that led to the secession of the southern states and the subsequent Civil War.

Prominent African American W. E. B. Du Bois chronicles the life of John Brown in this 1909 biography. In the words of Du Bois, John Brown was "a man whose leadership lay not in his office, wealth or influence, but in the white flame of his utter devotion to an ideal."

Public Domain (P)2022 Licensing Management, Inc. Activists Historical Politics & Activism
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I loved the up close and intimate view of John Brown. He's now my new hero. I love what I've learned about him in this account.

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The narrator clearly hasn't listened for the authors voice in his sentence construction, story structure or punctuation. I couldnt listen further than the first chapter. I missed my chance to absorb Dubois' view of one of history's giants because this narrator babbled, rushed & crashed thoughtlessly through the prose. I

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