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John Brown Links
John Brown Links
http://fair-use.org/the-liberator/1859/10/28/the-tragedy-at-harpers-ferry is written by William Lloyd Garrison about the misguided effort of John Brown.
http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/index.asp?document=569 is by William Lloyd Garrison and describes his hope for the end of the oppression of slavery.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Plea_for_Captain_John_Brown Henry David Thoreau explains Brown's background and the possibility of further violence in coming days.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/johnbrown.htm is the account of Robert E. Lee when he captures John Brown at Harpers Ferry.
https://www.vmi.edu/archives/manuscripts/new-market--vmi-in-the-civil-war/john-brown-execution Cadets at execution of John Brown VMI Participation John Brown Hanging Documents November 1859 - January 1860 Abolitionist John Brown (1800-1859) was captured and sentenced to die following his raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, [West] Virginia. Fearing the possibility of another uprising by Brown's supporters, the Governor of Virginia accepted the offer of VMI's Superintendent, Francis H. Smith, to send a part of the Corps of Cadets to provide an additional military presence at the execution, which was to take place at Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia).
http://www.vmi.edu/archives has a large archive of primary sources.
https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/civil-war/John-Brown.htm "On the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown led a multiracial group of abolitionists against the U.S. Arsenal at Harpers Ferry in Jefferson County, Virginia, with the purpose of launching an armed Black uprising against the institution of slavery." Library of Virginia Civil War Research Guide
The Last Moments of John Brown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hovenden is an 1884 oil on canvas painting by Thomas Hovenden
http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-state-capitol-online-tour-tragic-prelude/16595 is a 1938-1940 mural painting by John Steuart Curry that is showcased on the second floor rotunda of the Kansas Capitol.
https://www.kshs.org/teachers/pdfs/tragic_prelude_middle.pdf This mural is located in the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka. It shows John Brown, an abolitionist, during the time called “Bleeding Kansas.” This mural has many examples of symbolism. Study the painting and find the symbols that Curry used. Write the answers in the column to the left of the description. When you have finished you may color the picture on the other side.
http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-state-capitol-online-tour-tragic-prelude/16595 is a 1938-1940 mural painting by John Steuart Curry that is showcased on the second floor rotunda of the Kansas Capitol.
John Brown Videos
John Brown Videos
John Brown Video Links
John Brown Video Links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uCtxQ4Ulvc Jan 6, 2011 White skin, white beard John Brown's the name in the 1800's I rose to fame. At the time slavery was spreading west, In 1855, Kansas was a mess. Congress was stumped on what to do So they pushed the Kansas-Nebraska Act through Elections were held to decide it's fate Would it end up a free or slave state? Popular Sovereignty was the intent but they ended up with two different governments one pro-slavery and one against Now a voice from God told me to head out west I must defend the abolitionist cause and punish those who ignore god's laws. If I shed blood then let it be. We'll prove our point in Pottawatomie. Kansas, it's going down get on your horse let's ride with John Brown The Pro-Slavery camp is going down cause abolitionists are running this town Border Ruffians, you're going down things have changed now I run this town The Pro-Slavery Camp is going down cause abolitionists are running this town After Kansas, the fight won't cease so I carried my campaign to the east. Harper's Ferry was the place to meet. a Virginia town that was packing heat I gathered my men, we rushed like a bull the gates of a federal arsenal. We took control step 1 complete A full scale rebellion would be quite a feat But the scheme didn't work out as well as planned when Robert E. Lee came and took a stand. "This lawlessness won't be tolerated let's punish those who collaborated" After my trial I was put to death but opinions were when I took my last breath a hero to some, others said what for? My actions pushed the nation to war. Virginia, it's going down get on your horse let's ride with John Brown the pro-slavery camp is going down cuz abolitionists are running this town All across the country, it's going down the north and south are ready to throw down I'm seeing nothin but mean spirited frowns cause any way you see it guaranteed to go down Peter DiLalla
"Many white Northerners condemned Brown's actions but thought him right in his conviction that slavery had to end. Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry and his execution further polarized North and South and were inciting events of the American Civil War." https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/civil-war/John-Brown.htm
John Brown & Abolitionism R.A.F.T.
John Brown & Abolitionism R.A.F.T.
Role: Abolitionist
Audience: 1859 Americans
Format: Newspaper Editorial
Topic: Did John Brown help or hurt the cause of abolitionism? Did he truly put the institution of slavery on trial?
Review the Study Guide III terms Nat Turner, John Brown, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and Harpers Ferry.
John Brown: Hero or Villain Guide
John Brown: Hero or Villain Guide
All files mentioned under the instructions are posted at the bottom of this page.
Take the John Brown Guide from the shelf and head it.
Watch five-minute John Brown video clip from The Story of Us. While watching the video, the teacher will pass out the John Brown Sources.
Review Hero or Villain Powerpoint and determine whether the pictures of historic and fictional people are heroes or villains by holding up a thumb for each hero and holding down a thumb for each villain.
Analyze the two John Brown paintings in color and then begin answering the three primary and two primary sources.
Complete the John Brown: Hero or Villain Guide before the end of the period or it becomes homework.
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