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John Brown

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Title

John Brown

Subject

Anti-Racist Activism

Description

John Brown was a militant anti-racist activist during the Civil War era, known best for his failed raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia. During the 1960s-era, some looked at Brown as an icon of white anti-racist militancy.

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unknown

Publisher

Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date

unknown

Format

Physical Object

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Citation

unknown, “John Brown,” Roz Payne Sixties Archive, accessed April 16, 2025, https://rozsixties.unl.edu/items/show/129.

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