A Plea for Captain John Brown by Henry David Thoreau
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"A Plea for Captain John Brown" by Henry David Thoreau is an essay first delivered as a speech on October 30, 1859, two weeks after abolitionist John Brown's failed raid on Harpers Ferry. Speaking against widespread public condemnation, Thoreau defends Brown as a moral hero rather than a madman, comparing his impending execution to Christ's crucifixion. The essay challenges Americans who dismiss Brown's actions, arguing that his commitment to justice represents true
sanity and courage in the face of state-sponsored injustice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 |
|---|---|
| Title |
A Plea for Captain John Brown Read to the citizens of Concord, Massachusetts on Sunday evening, October thirtieth, eighteen fifty-nine |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Plea_for_Captain_John_Brown |
| Credits | Jason Filley and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861) |
| Subject | Slavery |
| Subject | Brown, John, 1800-1859 |
| Subject | Government, Resistance to |
| Subject | Brown, John, 1800-1859 -- Trials, litigation, etc. |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2567 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2001 |
| Last Update | Jan 21, 2022 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 785 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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