"Fire from the Midst of You": A Religious Life of John BrownNYU Press, 22. des. 2002 - 349 sider Reveals a complex new portrait of John Brown, radical abolitionist and leader of the 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry |
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... settlers into Mexican territory and the establishment of Texas in the nineteenth century was largely premised upon the expansion of black enslavement. In contrast to Brown's efforts to liberate slaves at Harper's Ferry, the violent ...
... settler recalled that “most people considered Negroes little more than sheep with wool on their heads.”9 Knowing white people's obsession with the idea of race-mixing, politicians used the “threat” of miscegenation to fuel anti-slavery ...
... settlers. In contrast, Owen established a good rapport with the Native community, and when they “left [their] Tents,” apparently being forced to abandon their settlement by the government, he expressed his disapproval to them and his ...
... settlers. “[S]ome Persons . . . [seemed] disposed to [quarrel] with the Indians,” Owen recalled, “but I never was.” Brown and other friendly settlers traded bread and meal with the Natives in exchange for venison, turkey, fish, and ...
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Part III Providence and Principle | 81 |
Part IV In Times of Difficulty | 121 |
Part V Big Difficulties and Firm Footholds | 161 |
Part VI Enduring Hardness | 203 |
VII I Will Raise a Storm | 237 |
A Saints Rest | 279 |
Notes | 285 |
Selected Bibliography | 335 |
Index | 345 |
About the Author
| 349 |
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