JOHN BROWN - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858)

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	Synonyms:	Brown

	See Also:	abolitionist, emancipationist

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	Definition:	John Brown W. E. B. Du Bois, perhaps the foremost figure in African-American thought, writes on John Brown, the abolitionist who led the raid on Harper`s Ferry and who was captured, tried, and hanged. more details ...