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History MemesExplanation: John Brown was a US anti-slavery activist who attempted to raise a national, armed slave rebellion in the USA to end slavery once-and-for-all. Unfortunately, between the vastness of the task and a series of unfortunate hiccups in the plan, it never really got off the ground, and he and his anti-slavery forces were captured by troops led by Robert E. Lee, a then-US officer (later the leader of pro-slavery Confederate forces during the US Civil War).
John Brown was tried by the state of Virginia for "treason" against Virginia (where he attempted to start the rebellion), and hanged, evoking widespread outrage in the North, and increasing tensions between the pro-slavery South and the anti-slavery North over the next two years. Eventually, this would end with the eruption of the US Civil War over the issue of slavery, and the anti-slavery North would radicalize over the course of the war, eventually resulting in the abolition of the race-based chattel slavery that John Brown died attempting to abolish. o7
"John Brown's Body" was a popular militant abolitionist song sung by troops during the US Civil War honoring John Brown's martyrdom, and proclaiming the desire to finish John Brown's sacred task of ending slavery.
“. . . a series of unfortunate hiccups. . .”
You mean slaughtering a bunch of American soldiers at a munitions depot? Slavery is and was evil and Brown’s motivations were pure, but he was a sociopath, murderer, and terrorist, not a hero.
You mean slaughtering a bunch of American soldiers at a munitions depot?
... are you being fucking serious right now?
One US Marine died during the entire fucking rebellion.
Slavery is and was evil and Brown’s motivations were pure, but he was a sociopath, murderer, and terrorist, not a hero.
I politely invite you to go fuck yourself.
Classy dude. Keep writing hagiographies which have no basis in reality. People on here sure seem to love them.
Classy dude. Keep writing hagiographies which have no basis in reality. People on here sure seem to love them.
Please, then, back up your assertion that "a bunch of American soldiers" were slaughtered by John Brown at Harper's Ferry, or I'll be forced to assume that you're knowingly spreading disinformation.
damn. thanks. I used to sing this song as a kid. never knew what it was about
