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John Brown (1807-1859) after his capture, 1859.Artist: Thomas Hovenden
John Brown (1807-1859) after his capture, 1859. Brown was the first white American abolitionist to advocate and practice insurrection as a means to the abolition of slavery. President Abraham Lincoln said he was a misguided fanatic and Brown has been called the most controversial of all 19th-century Americans. His trial for treason to the state of Virginia and his execution by hanging were an important part of the origins of the American Civil War, which followed sixteen months later. His role and actions prior to the Civil War, as an abolitionist, and the tactics he chose still make him a controversial figure today. Depending on one's point of view, he is sometimes heralded as a heroic martyr and a visionary or vilified as a madman and a terrorist.
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AR951321
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5109px × 3420px
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HIP / Art Resource, NY
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Abolition
ABOLITIONIST
AMERICA
American
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
anti-slavery
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
CAPTURE
concept
CONFEDERACY
country
Defeat
DEFEATED
Dress
Engraving
Hovenden
LOCATION
LYING DOWN
Monochrome
POW
Print Collector6
Prisoner
Prisoner of War
PRISONERS OF WAR
Soldier
soldiers
stricken
The Print Collector
THOMAS
Thomas Hovenden
Uniform
UNITED STATES
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
usa
Wars