John Brown was the first person executed for treason in U.S. history in 1859
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John Brown was the first person executed for treason in U.S. history in 1859
by Leading_Pear5529
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It gets me that John Brown was executed for Treason but Jefferson Davis, Alexander Stephens, and Robert E. Lee were not. We wouldn’t have some of the problems today if more Southern Traitors were executed after the Civil War.
Holy sh**! I’m a Kansan and I didn’t know that!
How about a posthumous pardon?
Seen here at age 24
I love John Brown. The man genuinely believed God put him on this earth to take out slave owners. What an absolute badass.
The John brown act for this administration.
BORN TO RAID
SOUTH IS A FUCK
鬼神 Free em all 1859
I am John Brown
410,747,864,530 DEAD CONFEDERATES
John Brown is from my town- Hudson, Ohio. Lots of great history around John and Owen Brown. Badass is right.
Huh, so there *is* another human being whose head is shaped like Lincoln’s.
28?!
Suddenly I feel less critical of my reflection in the mirror-LOL
Seriously though, what he experienced and tried desperately to rectify about this country makes him all the more beautiful!
Watch “The Good Lord Bird” it’s so good, Ethan Hawke is amazing in it as well.
Wrongfully so, too. He was fighting to free slaves. True hero.
“…and I’d fuckin do it *again”*
RIP king.
On October 16, 1859, Brown and a heavily armed band of 21 followers (16 white and 5 Black men) raided the Harpers Ferry arsenal in Virginia (now West Virginia). His goal was to seize weapons, arm the local enslaved population, and instigate a massive uprising to overthrow slavery across the South. After capturing several prominent citizens and the armory, Brown’s men were surrounded by local militia. U.S. Marines, commanded by Colonel Robert E. Lee, stormed the engine house where Brown had barricaded himself, killing many of his men and taking Brown captive.
**National Impact**
The raid and subsequent trial deeply polarized an already fracturing nation.
● The South: The event confirmed their deepest fears of violent Northern plots against their way of life, prompting a swift buildup of militias.
● The North: While some denounced Brown’s violent methods, many viewed him as a heroic martyr for the abolitionist cause.
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Better pic of him imo.
John Brown is a hero.
If you’re at all interested the miniseries “The Good Lord Bird” is incredible and has some good actors
Based.
The name of the army commander sent to put down the rebellion at Harper’s Ferry? Colonel Robert E. Lee.
There are awesome paintings of him at the Met musem in New York. One of my favorites!
He should be on Mount Rushmore
He did nothing wrong.
His spirit goes marching on.
He was not the first person executed for treason in the US. There were multiple executions during the American Revolution against loyalists plus the group of Irish American soldiers who defected to Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
I am not from the USA, but you guys whould watch “The good lord bird”, a TV miniseries where Ethan Hawke portrays John Brown
Never argue with someone John Brown would have shot
John Brown’s Body is a good band.