John Brown
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Slavery, Slaves, Abolition movement, Abolitionists
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
Article abstract: Brown has come to symbolize the struggle over the abolition of slavery in the United States. He was the catalyst for change from polite debate and parliamentary maneuvering aimed at modification of the institution to physical violence and a direct onslaught on Southern territory and the supporters of slavery.
Early Life
John Brown was born in a state that, like many others in New England in 1800, was agriculturally exhausted and in religious turmoil. His parents, Owen and Ruth (Mills) Brown, were affected by both problems at his birth....
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