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March 17, 1835 - October 18, 1859. Leary, a free African American, left a wife and baby to fight against slavery. He and his nephew, John Copeland, joined Brown on October 12. After rounding up hostages, he was ordered to hold the U.S. Rifle Factory.
Oct 6, 2020 · About this book. 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.
Nov 13, 2021 · What made “Emperor” Shields Green, a free Black businessman, decide to join Christian abolitionist John Brown’s daring raid on the federal armory at Harper’s Ferry when even Brown’s own friend and ally Frederick Douglass dismissed the anti-slavery mission as “suicidal?”
Shields Green, who also referred to himself as "'Emperor"', was, according to Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave from Charleston, South Carolina, and a leader in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, in October 1859. He had lived for almost two years in the house of Douglass, in Rochester, New York, and Douglass introduced him there to Brown.
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...
The Untold Story of Shields Green: The Life and Death of a Harper's Ferry Raider. Book. Louis A. DeCaro, Jr. 2020. Published by: NYU Press. View. summary. Explores the life of Shields Green, one of the Black men who followed John Brown to Harper’s Ferry in 1859.
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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 armory in Harper’s Ferry as the starting...
