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The so-called Secret Six, or the Secret Committee of Six, were a group of men who secretly funded the 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry by abolitionist John Brown. Sometimes described as "wealthy," this was true of only two.
The Secret Six is the name of three different fictional comic book teams in the DC Comics Universe, plus an alternate universe's fourth team. Each team has had six members, led by a mysterious figure named Mockingbird, whom the characters assume to be one of the other five members.
The Secret Six is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film starring Wallace Beery as "Slaughterhouse Scorpio", a character very loosely based on Al Capone, and featuring Lewis Stone, John Mack Brown, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Marjorie Rambeau and Ralph Bellamy.
Feb 6, 2019 · The Secret Six were a group of northeastern abolitionists who provided money and support for John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Learn about their backgrounds, actions, and the controversy they faced after the failed uprising.
Learn about the six wealthy and influential men who funded and supported John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Discover how they faced the consequences of their actions and their legacy in American history.
Mar 1, 1997 · Paperback – March 1, 1997. Most Americans know that John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was one of the events that sparked the Civil War, but very few know the story of how a circle of Northern aristocrats covertly aided Brown in his quest to ignite a nationwide slave revolt.
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Nov 13, 2023 · In the years leading up to the Civil War, antislavery Americans like the Secret Six turned to what Higginson—with a keen awareness of the oxymoron—called conscientious lawbreaking.
