John Brown: Martyr or Criminal | The Abolitionists

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John Brown William Lloyd Garrison abolitionists abolition movement abolition violence Frederick Douglass slavery antislavery non-violent resistance Lawrence Kansas sack of Lawrence Bloody Kansas guerrilla war American North American South 1800s publicity public opinion Senator Charles Sumner Representative Preston Brooks caning Brooks-Sumner Affair Harpers Ferry Black Americans White America revolts armory federal arsenal slave uprising treason trial martyr
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History-Social Science
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John Brown: Martyr or Criminal | The Abolitionists

Learn about abolitionist John Brown and his involvement in the violent events in Lawrence, Kansas, and Harpers Ferry, Virginia, as well as his trial for treason, in this media gallery from The Abolitionists | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Students will learn about Brown’s attempts to destroy the institution of slavery and depict himself as a righteous martyr.
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