Pioneers in ProtestPeople listed: Crispus Attucks, Benjamin Bananeker, Prince Hall, Richard Allen, Samuel E. Cornish and John B. Russwurm, David Walker, Nat TUurner, Wendell Phillips and William Lloyd Garrison, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Henry Highland Garnet, John Brown, Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens, Frederick Douglass, William Monroe Trotter, Marcus Garvey, W.E.B. DuBois. |
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... Harpers Ferry Raid were firm in Brown's mind at least twelve years before the fact . He was not yet free , however , to give the plan his full attention , for he was still a highly respected member of the business community . But in his ...
... Harpers Ferry Raid were firm in Brown's mind at least twelve years before the fact . He was not yet free , however , to give the plan his full attention , for he was still a highly respected member of the business community . But in his ...
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... Harpers Ferry . But at that moment a defector leaked details of the plan to several politicians and community leaders . Brown's white backers , terrified , insisted that the raid be postponed . Reluctantly , Brown gave in and dispersed ...
... Harpers Ferry . But at that moment a defector leaked details of the plan to several politicians and community leaders . Brown's white backers , terrified , insisted that the raid be postponed . Reluctantly , Brown gave in and dispersed ...
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... Harpers Ferry . In July , 1859 , Brown , accompanied by two of his sons , appeared in the Harpers Ferry area . He said his name was Isaac Smith and that he was looking for a place to settle down . A townsman suggested the Kennedy Farm ...
... Harpers Ferry . In July , 1859 , Brown , accompanied by two of his sons , appeared in the Harpers Ferry area . He said his name was Isaac Smith and that he was looking for a place to settle down . A townsman suggested the Kennedy Farm ...
Contents
ROUSE THE DAWN Crispus Attucks | 3 |
THE STARGAZER Benjamin Banneker | 13 |
COLONIAL CATALYST Prince Hall | 29 |
Copyright | |
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