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Abolitionists United States Biography Antislavery movements United States History 19th century Brown, John 1800-1859 Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) History John Brown's Raid, 1859 Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Presidents United States Biography United States History 19th century United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 CausesFilter By Authors
Brands, H. W.Brands, H. W.
Summary: "What do moral people do when democracy countenances evil? The question, implicit in the idea that people can govern themselves, came to a head in America at the middle of the nineteenth century, in the struggle over slavery. John Brown's answer was violence--violence of a sort some in later generations would call terrorism. Brown was a deeply religious man who heard the God of the Old...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2020