The Colored Hero Of Harpers Ferry
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The Colored Hero Of Harper S Ferry
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Author : Steven Lubet
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
The Colored Hero Of Harper S Ferry written by Steven Lubet and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with African American abolitionists--Biography categories.
On the night of Sunday, October 16, 1859, hoping to bring about the eventual end of slavery, radical abolitionist John Brown launched an armed attack at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Among his troops, there were only five black men, who have largely been treated as little more than 'spear carriers' by Brown's many biographers and other historians of the antebellum era. This book brings one such man, John Anthony Copeland, directly to center stage. Copeland played a leading role in the momentous Oberlin slave rescue, and he successfully escorted a fugitive to Canada, making him an ideal recruit for Brown's invasion of Virginia. He fought bravely at Harpers Ferry, only to be captured and charged with murder and treason. With his trademark lively prose and compelling narrative style, Steven Lubet paints a vivid portrait of this young black man who gave his life for freedom.
The Colored Hero Of Harpers Ferry
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
The Colored Hero Of Harpers Ferry written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY categories.
The Colored Hero Of Harpers Ferry
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Author : Steven Lubet
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2015-08-27
The Colored Hero Of Harpers Ferry written by Steven Lubet and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is the first and only biography of one of John Brown's African American comrades, John Anthony Copeland.
Echoes Of Harper S Ferry
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Author : James Redpath
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1860
Echoes Of Harper S Ferry written by James Redpath and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1860 with Slavery categories.
A collection of anti-slavery papers, poems, etc., commemorative of John Brown.
The Raid On Harpers Ferry
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Author : Samuel Willard Crompton
language : en
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2010
The Raid On Harpers Ferry written by Samuel Willard Crompton and has been published by Infobase Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) categories.
Discusses how this action to incite a slave rebellion was viewed 150 years ago and the repercussions it has had on the United States. Includes color and black-and-white photographs, biographical sidebars, a chronology, a timeline, further reading, and an index.
Echoes Of Harper S Ferry
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Author : J. Redpath
language : en
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Release Date : 1983
Echoes Of Harper S Ferry written by J. Redpath and has been published by Рипол Классик this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with History categories.
A Voice From Harper S Ferry
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Author : J. D. Enos
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1861
A Voice From Harper S Ferry written by J. D. Enos and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1861 with Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) categories.
The Untold Story Of Shields Green
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Author : Louis A. Decaro Jr.
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2022-02
The Untold Story Of Shields Green written by Louis A. Decaro Jr. and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Explores the life of Shields Green, one of the Black men who followed John Brown to Harper’s Ferry in 1859 When John Brown decided to raid the federal armory in Harper’s Ferry as the starting point of his intended liberation effort in the South, some closest to him thought it was unnecessary and dangerous. Frederick Douglass, a pioneering abolitionist, refused Brown’s invitation to join him in Virginia, believing that the raid on the armory was a suicide mission. Yet in front of Douglass, “Emperor” Shields Green, a fugitive from South Carolina, accepted John Brown’s invitation. When the raid failed, Emperor was captured with the rest of Brown’s surviving men and hanged on December 16, 1859. “Emperor” Shields Green was a critical member of John Brown’s Harper’s Ferry raiders but has long been overlooked. Louis DeCaro, Jr., a veteran scholar of John Brown, presents the first effort to tell Emperor’s story based upon extensive research, restoring him to his rightful place in this fateful raid at the origin of the American Civil War. Starting from his birth in Charleston, South Carolina, Green’s life as an abolitionist freedom-fighter, whose passion for the liberation of his people outweighed self-preservation, is extensively detailed in this compact history. In The Untold Story of Shields Green, Emperor pushes back against racism and injustice and stands in his rightful place as an antislavery figure alongside Frederick Douglass and John Brown.
Symbols Of Freedom
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Author : Matthew J. Clavin
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2023-06-13
Symbols Of Freedom written by Matthew J. Clavin and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-13 with Social Science categories.
How American symbols inspired enslaved people and their allies to fight for true freedom In the early United States, anthems, flags, holidays, monuments, and memorials were powerful symbols of an American identity that helped unify a divided people. A language of freedom played a similar role in shaping the new nation. The Declaration of Independence’s assertion “that all men are created equal,” Patrick Henry’s cry of “Give me liberty, or give me death!,” and Francis Scott Key’s “star-spangled banner” waving over “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” were anthemic celebrations of a newly free people. Resonating across the country, they encouraged the creation of a republic where the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” was universal, natural, and inalienable. For enslaved people and their allies, the language and symbols that served as national touchstones made a mockery of freedom. Deriding the ideas that infused the republic’s founding, they encouraged an empty American culture that accepted the abstract notion of equality rather than the concrete idea. Yet, as award-winning author Matthew J. Clavin reveals, it was these powerful expressions of American nationalism that inspired forceful and even violent resistance to slavery. Symbols of Freedom is the surprising story of how enslaved people and their allies drew inspiration from the language and symbols of American freedom. Interpreting patriotic words, phrases, and iconography literally, they embraced a revolutionary nationalism that not only justified but generated open opposition. Mindful and proud that theirs was a nation born in blood, these disparate patriots fought to fulfill the republic’s promise by waging war against slavery. In a time when the US flag, the Fourth of July, and historical sites have never been more contested, this book reminds us that symbols are living artifacts whose power is derived from the meaning with which we imbue them.
America S Good Terrorist
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Author : Charles P. Poland
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2020-10-31
America S Good Terrorist written by Charles P. Poland and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A biography of John Brown, examining his failed raid on Harpers Ferry, and the part his actions played in causing the Civil War. John Brown’s failed efforts at Harpers Ferry have left an imprint upon our history, and his story still swirls in controversy. Was he a madman who felt his violent solution to slavery was ordained by Providence or a heroic freedom fighter who tried to liberate the downtrodden slave? These polar opposite characterizations of the violent abolitionist have captivated Americans. The prevailing view from the time of the raid to well into the twentieth century—that his actions were the product of an unbalanced mind—has shifted to the idea that he committed courageous acts to undo a terrible injustice. Despite the differences between modern terrorist acts and Brown’s own violent acts, when Brown’s characteristics are compared to the definition of terrorism as set forth by scholars of terrorism, he fits the profile. Nevertheless, today Brown is a martyred hero who gave his life attempting to terminate the evil institution of human bondage. The modern view of Brown has unintentionally made him a “good terrorist,” despite the repugnance of terrorism that makes the thought of a benevolent or good terrorist an oxymoron. This biography covers Brown’s background and the context to his decision to carry out the raid, a detailed narrative of the raid and its consequences for both those involved and America; and an exploration of the changing characterization of Brown since his death. “Serves as both a description of the events surrounding the raid in mid-October 1869 and as a character study of the abolitionist leader John Brown.” —Argunners