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Last update: Oct 15th, 2009 URL: http://libguides.stcc.edu/johnbrown  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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This page lists Web sites about John Brown and his raid, as well as a few sites about other abolitionists.

John Brown lived in Springfield, Massachusetts for four years, and during that time made plans for a "Subterranean Pass Way" which would be part of the Underground Railroad, was introduced to Frederick Douglass, and formed the League of Gileadites, a group formed to resist slave catchers and assist runaways. If you are interested in finding information about the events in the local area during that time, you can look at STCC Library's research guide on Our Plural History, and in particular the page on Resisting Slavery.

 

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John Brown on the Web

  • Death or Liberty - Gabriel, Nat Turner and John Brown  
    This online exhibit features transcripts and digital images of over sixty documents that relate to resistance to slavery in Virginia between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Each section includes a summary and the site provides primary documents for each subject. The subjects include Gabriel's Conspiracy in 1800, Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831, and John Brown's Raid in 1859. From the Library of Virginia.
  • John Brown  
    From the "Judgment Day" section of the Web site for PBS' "Africans in the Americas".
  • John Brown Raid 150th Anniversary - Harpers Ferry National Historical Park  
    Background and updates about the commemoration of the 2009 sesquicentennial anniversary of abolitionist John Brown's raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Includes a brief description of the events at Harpers Ferry in October 1859, links to related websites about Harpers Ferry and local historical and arts societies, and a listing of events (April-December 2009) in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland.
  • John Brown's Holy War  
    Includes biographical information and timeline; excerpts from letters, speeches, and an editorial; profiles of related people and events; information on the song "John Brown's Body"; and a bibliography. This online companion to the PBS program also features a film transcript and interviews with historians featured in the film.
  • Our Plural History: Resisting Slavery  
    "Our Plural History" (a project of Springfield Technical Community College) is an examination of the idea of pluralism in the United States. The website focuses on immigrant and ethnic groups in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts. This page focuses on the period leading up to the Civil War, when Springfield was a locus of abolitionist sentiment and activity, and a key station on the Underground Railroad.
 
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