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Although we have good evidence that Green had at least one son, in South Carolina, he kept this a secret and so far as we know had no contact with him. Of the five Black members of John Brown's raiders , Green was the only one of whom, in 2009, no descendants could be located.
May 24, 2011 · Shields Green. Public Domain Image. Known as the “Emperor,” Shields Green was a fugitive slave who was executed in 1859 for his role in John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry. Shields Green was born a slave in South Carolina, with his birth year varying from 1825 to 1836.
Mar 4, 2021 · The traditional account of Emperor (as he liked to call himself) is that he was an inexperienced and idealistic man who escaped slavery, leaving a young son behind in South Carolina, fleeing northward by boat shortly before the Harpers Ferry raid.
The Untold Story of Shields Green. 978-1-4798-0279-1. History, American Studies. Explores the life of Shields Green, one of the black menwho followed John Brown to Harper's Ferry in 1859 When John Brown decided to raid the federal a...
Explores the life of Shields Green, one of the Black men who followed John Brown to Harper’s Ferry in 1859When John Brown decided to raid the federal armor...
Oct 6, 2020 · Explores the life of Shields Green, one of the Black men who followed John Brown to Harper’s Ferry in 1859 When John Brown decided to raid the federal armory in Harper’s Ferry as the starting point of his intended liberation effort in the South, some closest to him thought it was unnecessary and dangerous. Frederick Douglass, a pioneering abolitionist, refused Brown’s invitation to join ...
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The Untold Story of Shields Green. : Louis A. Decaro, Jr. NYU Press, 2022 - Biography & Autobiography - 248 pages. Explores the life of Shields Green, one of the Black men who followed John...
