In this episode of The Abolitionists, Karl from ‪@InrangeTv‬ joins me on a road trip to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia so we can examine John Brown's 1859 raid from a fresh strategic perspective.

Watch Karl's companion video about the Sharps carbine:    • Kickstarting the US Civil War - The S...  

Watch our post-episode discussion:    • Was John Brown Right? Was He Effective?  

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~REFERENCES~

[1] Frederick Douglass. The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (2015 Edition). Zenith Press, Page 238-240

[2] Jonathan Earle. John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry: A Brief History with Documents (2008). Bedford/St. Martin’s, Page 64

[3] Steven Lubet. John Brown’s Spy: The Adventurous Life and Tragic Confession of John E. Cook (2012). Yale University Press, Page 39-59

[4] Jon-Erik M. Gilot & Kevin R. Pawlak. John Brown’s Raid: Harpers Ferry and the Coming of the Civil War, October 16-18 1859 (2023). Savas Beatie, Page 38-43

[5] Charles P. Poland. America’s Good Terrorist: John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raid (2020). Casemate, Page 32-40

[6] W.E.B. Du Bois. John Brown (1974 Edition). International Publishers, Page 204-207

[7] Douglass, Page 272-279

[8] Du Bois, Page 209-210

[9] Earle, Page 66-69

[10] Osborne P. Anderson. A Voice From Harpers Ferry (1861). Printed for the Author, Page 29-45

[11] Du Bois, Page 232-240

[12] Gilot & Pawlak, Page 74-75

[13] Du Bois, Page 249-251

[14] Earle, 76-84

[15] Earle, Page 122-125

[16] Earle, Page 114-118

[17] Gilot & Pawlak, Page 101