John Brown

“We’re Gonna Fight For Freedom With Captain John Brown”

by Kevin Levin on October 8, 2009 · 12 comments · Follow me on

in Civil War Culture, Slavery, Southern History

John Brown’s Pikes

by Kevin Levin on June 14, 2009 · 7 comments · Follow me on

in Civil War Historians, Civil War Sesquicentennial

For some reason John Brown is back in the news of late with a specific focus on his continuing legacy as well as the pikes or spears that were to be used during the raid.  For an excellent discussion of Brown’s life as well as the significance of the Harpers Ferry Raid I highly recommend [...]

John Brown by Jacob Lawrence

by Kevin Levin on May 3, 2009 · 1 comment · Follow me on

in Civil War Culture, Slavery

Legend of John Brown (1978)

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