Five for freedom : the African American soldiers in John Brown's army / Eugene L. Meyer.

Título:

ISBN:

9781613735749

Autor personal:

Meyer, Eugene L.

Información de publicación:

Chicago : Lawrence Hill Books, [2021]

Descripción física:

1 online resource : illustrations

Nota general:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Contenido:

Beginnings -- One bright hope -- The Oberlin connection -- North to Canada -- The road to Harpers Ferry -- The raid -- Trial and punishment -- Remains of the day -- The aftermath -- Hapless Haywood Shepherd -- To preserve this sacred shrine -- Commemorations.

Síntesis:

Chronicles the story of John Copeland, Shields Green, Dangerfield Newby, Lewis Leary, and Osborne Perry Anderson, five African American men who participated in John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry. Details their early lives, the events of the raid, and their legacies. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Materia personal:

Newby, Dangerfield.

Anderson, Osborne P. (Osborne Perry), 1830-1872.

Copeland, John A. (John Anthony)

Leary, Lewis Sheridan, 1835-1859.

Green, Shields.

Brown, John, 1800-1859

Término geográfico:

Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859

DAK_SUBJECT_TERM_DISPLAY:

African American abolitionists -- History 19th century

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