John Brown was executed on Dec. 2, 1859. He is one of America’s greatest heroes and today should be a national holiday.
“I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land can never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think, vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed, it might be done. This is a beautiful country.” — John Brown’s last words
And yet we named things and erected statues after this slaver traitor:
“I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land can never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think, vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed, it might be done. This is a beautiful country.” — John Brown’s last words
And yet we named things and erected statues after this slaver traitor: