... skies Wednesday morning as the verdict was read, and John Brown's fate was once again sealed. " ... arrested and transported to Charles Town, where he was tried for treason. Brown was found guilty by a jury that reportedly deliberated ... overwhelmed by the response to this," she said as she addressed those who had gathered. She said Brown had lived his life as a loving father and husband ...

... . Historian David S. Reynolds, who has written extensively about Brown and the mid-1800s, has published a thoughtful and provocative Op- ... a federal arsenal and spark a slave rebellion. When Brown was executed, church bells tolled throughout the north. ... Waldo Emerson spoke at a memorial service for him. And the controversy over John Brown accelerated the fraying of the nation, which would erupt ...

"If a new John Brown arose today -- fundamentalist, patriarchal, and yet devoted to the cause of racial equality, or anti-imperialism, environmentalism, or some other good cause -- and moreover employed "direct action" (which would be naturally called "terrorism") to advance the cause, how many leftists would hail him as a hero? Would he not be scorned ...

... children should be exposed to controversial figures. If you are one of those people, then JOHN BROWN is probably not a book for you. If you believe, however, that children need to understand that most people are neither entirely ... African Americans his pew at the front of the church after they had been seated in the back. Brown began his abolitionist roots working on the underground railroad in ...

... bells throughout Downtown Akron, just as they were in Akron on the day Brown was hanged, Dec. 2, 1859. On the day ... Ye the Trumpet, Blow," reportedly Brown's favorite hymn. Area vocalist ... close the ceremony with the song first created in memory of Brown - "Battle Hymn of the Republic." ... selections from Jacob Lawrence's The Legend of John Brown through Feb. 14. This series of screen ...

... Mohammed: Few if any Americans today would question the justness of John Brown's cause: the abolition of human bondage ... tended to rise during more progressive eras. He thinks Brown should be posthumously pardoned: Justice would be served, belatedly ... year, wouldn't it? Putting that aside, put me down with Reynolds. Brown was messianic, and maybe a little bit loony. But he had slavery pretty ...

... ... Charlestown, Va, 2nd, December, 1859 I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged ... vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done. While in the jail and at the gallows, Brown refused the ministrations of all Virginia clergymen because of their pro- ... Day 2 The Raid on Harpers Ferry -- Day 3 John Brown Is Found Guilty

... of look alike. To me, the more apt comparison though is Eric Rudolph. You say John Brown is OK, you say murder of abortion providers is OK. Does that seem too extreme? I ... . They already view themselves as akin to extreme abolitionists. You might say that our judgment of Brown should rely entirely upon the cause. Maybe. But each generation reinterprets history for its own use. And I am scared of ...

... up act for his presidential campaign. While there, he received the news that John Brown had been hanged in Charlestowne, Virginia, for treason, ... His commentary Sunday was excellent, a discussion on the possible pardon of John Brown and why he does not support it. Honestly, I am odds with Lou on ... . Tonight, Prof. Jonathan Earle is speaking at the Brown v. Board site here in Topeka. A new portrait of ...

... Ralph Waldo Emerson compared him to Jesus, declaring that Brown would “make the gallows as glorious as the cross.” Henry ... fact that Emerson and Thoreau turned into cheerleaders for John Brown was among the worst failings for each of them. Both Emerson and Thoreau ... denouncing politics as a snare and a fraud. And both fell for Brown and his vision of progress via slaughtering innocent people. ...