John Brown Quotes
If it is deemed necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice, and mingle my blood further with the blood of my children, and with the blood of millions in this slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel, and unjust enactments, I say, let it be done. [He was executed.]
John Brown, 1800-1859, Abolitionist, Speech at his trial, November 2, 1959
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Executed by the English for his part in the Easter Uprising.
See Thomas Jefferson: {605051} for a somewhat similar notion.
Song traditionally sung at the end of British Labour Party meetings
In the Civil War a drafted conscript could pay money instead of serving in the army. Many rich and middle class men did so leaving a higher proportion of the poor to be drafted. The song is sometimes misattributed to William Cullen Bryant.
This was one of the first calls for a slave strike in America.
- Born: May 9, 1800
- Died: December 2, 1859
- Nationality:
- Profession: Tanner; Cattle, Horse, Sheep Breeder Trader; Farmer
John H. Brown was an American abolitionist leader. Brown felt that violence was necessary to end American slavery, as years of speeches, sermons, petitions, and moral persuasion had failed.
