Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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9 May 1800: John Brown,who became one of the most notorious...
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9 May 1800
John Brown
,who became one of the most notorious white activists in the American Abolitionist Movement
, was born in Torrington, Connecticut.
Evans, Richard J. The Penguin Dictionary of Nineteenth Century History. Editors Belchem, John and Richard Price, Penguin, 1996.
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16 October 1859: The Harpers Ferry Insurrection took place,...
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16 October 1859
The Harpers Ferry Insurrection took place, led by white abolitionist John Brown
who, along with roughly twenty other men, attempted to seize the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
Evans, Richard J. The Penguin Dictionary of Nineteenth Century History. Editors Belchem, John and Richard Price, Penguin, 1996.
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Corey, Melinda, and George Ochoa, editors. The Encyclopedia of the Victorian World. Henry Holt and Company, 1996.
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Zinn, Howard. A People’s History of the United States: 1492-Present. 20th Anniversary Edition, HarperCollins, 1999.
