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On October 16, 1859, John Brown and his band of eighteen raiders descended on Harpers Ferry. In an ill-fated attempt to incite a slave insurrection, they seized the federal arsenal, took hostages, and retreated to a fire engine house where they barricaded themselves until a contingent of US Marines battered their way in on October 18.
Ā Ā Ā The raiders were routed, and several were captured. Soon after, they were tried, convicted, and hanged. Among Brown's fighters were five African AmericanĀ menāJohn Copeland, Shields Green, Dangerfield Newby, Lewis Leary, and Osborne Perry Andersonāwhose lives and deaths have long been overshadowed by their martyred leader and who, even today, are little remembered. Only Anderson survived, later publishing the lone insider account of the event that, most historians agree, was a catalyst to the catastrophic American Civil War that followed.
Ā Ā Ā Five for Freedom is the story of these five brave men, the circumstances in which they were born and raised, how they came together at this fateful time and place,Ā and the legacies they left behind. It is an American story that continues to resonate.
Ā Ā Ā The raiders were routed, and several were captured. Soon after, they were tried, convicted, and hanged. Among Brown's fighters were five African AmericanĀ menāJohn Copeland, Shields Green, Dangerfield Newby, Lewis Leary, and Osborne Perry Andersonāwhose lives and deaths have long been overshadowed by their martyred leader and who, even today, are little remembered. Only Anderson survived, later publishing the lone insider account of the event that, most historians agree, was a catalyst to the catastrophic American Civil War that followed.
Ā Ā Ā Five for Freedom is the story of these five brave men, the circumstances in which they were born and raised, how they came together at this fateful time and place,Ā and the legacies they left behind. It is an American story that continues to resonate.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Cast ofĀ Characters
- Authorās Note
- Introduction
- 1 - Beginnings
- 2 - OneĀ Bright Hope
- 3 - TheĀ Oberlin Connection
- 4 - North toĀ Canada
- 5 - TheĀ Road toĀ Harpers Ferry
- 6 - TheĀ Raid
- 7 - Trial andĀ Punishment
- 8 - Remains ofĀ theĀ Day
- 9 - TheĀ Aftermath
- 10 - Hapless Haywood Shepherd
- 11 - ToĀ Preserve This Sacred Shrine
- 12 - Commemorations
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index