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American Experience: John Brown's Holy War, Season 12, Episode 10, Interview with historian Dennis Frye 2 of 6
directed by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971; produced by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, in American Experience: John Brown's Holy War, Season 12, Episode 10 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Fer...
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directed by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971; produced by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, in American Experience: John Brown's Holy War, Season 12, Episode 10 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
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Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Ferry sparked a chain of events that led to the Civil War. Frye talks about Harper's Ferry - bottom of a teacup, H Ferry/Plan - as many we...
Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Ferry sparked a chain of events that led to the Civil War. Frye talks about Harper's Ferry - bottom of a teacup, H Ferry/Plan - as many weapons as Grant's Army, Plan - mountains as fortress, transport forces/slaves, Plan - chose Virginia to strike at the breeder, Religion/Plan - God chose John Brown, raid in God's hands, Religion - John Brown spoke to God daily looking for direction, Religion/Raid - could not fail in hands of God, Martyr - John Brown didn't come to Harpers Ferry to make himself a martyr, - Raid - John Brown almost ended up dead, Martyr - John Brown can't plan his own martyrdom, Martyr - John Brown would succeed w/ God, no plan to be martyr, Raid - was attack on government, John Brown hated law of land, Slavery - John Brown thought government wrong & needed to change, Cook - disguised him self as a writer researching the region, Cook - real purpose to collect intelligence, Cook - spent time w/ Lewis Washington, Lewis Washington - inherited Frederick the Great sword, Cook - symbols of revolution, Washington's weapons, Raid - description of cold, foggy night, Raid - armory gate, seized night watchman, plan working, Raid - only one night watchman!, Raid - going wrong, watchman warned train conductor, - Raid/Hayward Shepard - scared by John Brown's men, ran, Raid/Hayward Shepard - first shots struck a free black, After Raid - church bells, "fire fueled by abolitionists"
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Black Studies
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Interview
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Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Robert Kenner, fl. 1971
Date Published / Released
2000, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: John Brown's Holy War
Person Discussed
Dennis E. Frye, fl. 1988-2017, John Brown, 1800-1859
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Attacks (Battles), Political violence, Slavery, Abolitionists, Harpers Ferry Raid, VA, October 16, 1859, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: John Brown's Holy War, Season 12, Episode 10, Interview with historian Dennis Frye 3 of 6
directed by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971; produced by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, in American Experience: John Brown's Holy War, Season 12, Episode 10 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 28 mins
Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Fer...
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directed by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971; produced by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, in American Experience: John Brown's Holy War, Season 12, Episode 10 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 28 mins
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Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Ferry sparked a chain of events that led to the Civil War. Frye talks about Starry - John Brown's men didn't hold him hostage - mistake, S...
Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Ferry sparked a chain of events that led to the Civil War. Frye talks about Starry - John Brown's men didn't hold him hostage - mistake, Starry - Paul Revere of Harpers Ferry, spreads the word, - Washington - having him as a hostage empowered John Brown, Washington - his slaves guarding him, odd circumstance, Raid - why John Brown stays, - Raid - John Brown's men nervous, suggest leaving, John Brown determined, Raid - John Brown's men see they're trapped, doubt John Brown, fear for lives, Personality - charismatic, he spoke you listened & obeyed, Hostages - said John Brown treated them well, protected them, Raid - John Brown's attitude not of a killer, Raid - warned men to be careful about bloodshed, Raid - John Brown different man than in Kansas, no kill attitude, Plan - John Brown controlled, attack armory (not citizens) & leave, Raid/White Flag - people intended to fight, not negotiate, Raid - John Brown didn't kill hostage in revenge, Raid - John Brown took no vengeance on hostage
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Robert Kenner, fl. 1971
Date Published / Released
2000, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: John Brown's Holy War
Person Discussed
Dennis E. Frye, fl. 1988-2017, Lewis Washington, 1812-1871, Robert Edward Lee, 1807-1870, James Buchanan, Jr., 1791-1868, John D. Starry, 1819-1899, John Brown, 1800-1859
Topic / Theme
Political violence, Attacks (Battles), Slavery, Abolitionists, Harpers Ferry Raid, VA, October 16, 1859, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: John Brown's Holy War, Season 12, Episode 10, Interview with historian Dennis Frye 4 of 6
directed by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971; produced by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, in American Experience: John Brown's Holy War, Season 12, Episode 10 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Fer...
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directed by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971; produced by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, in American Experience: John Brown's Holy War, Season 12, Episode 10 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Description
Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Ferry sparked a chain of events that led to the Civil War. Frye talks about Raid - no one ate the food, feared it was poisoned, White Flag...
Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Ferry sparked a chain of events that led to the Civil War. Frye talks about Raid - no one ate the food, feared it was poisoned, White Flag - sometimes means nothing in the 1850s, Raid - John Brown men kill Beckham, mob rule, mob kill Thompson, Raid - Layman surrenders but killed, used as target practice, Property - South thought John Brown thief, not Moses freeing people, Raid - Oliver Brown had been shot, Raid - Oliver dying, John Brown lectured be a man", trapped, Raid - sons dying, John Brown not sympathetic, god knows best, Jeb Stuart - opens engine house, recognizes John Brown from Kansas, Lt. Green - appears in middle of room, Lt. Green - John Brown survives his sword, had God stopped it?, Lt. Green - failure to kill John Brown was turning point for John Brown, Martyr - John Brown willingly die doing God's work, live on as symbol, Martyr - had John Brown been killed in raid, would've been forgotten, Martyr - achieved success in last weeks, thru voice"
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Robert Kenner, fl. 1971
Date Published / Released
2000, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: John Brown's Holy War
Person Discussed
Dennis E. Frye, fl. 1988-2017, John Brown, 1800-1859, Robert Edward Lee, 1807-1870, James Ewell Brown Stuart, 1833-1864
Topic / Theme
Abolitionists, Religious beliefs, Slavery, Attacks (Battles), Harpers Ferry Raid, VA, October 16, 1859, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: John Brown's Holy War, Season 12, Episode 10, Interview with historian Dennis Frye 5 of 6
directed by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971; produced by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, in American Experience: John Brown's Holy War, Season 12, Episode 10 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Fer...
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directed by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971; produced by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films and WGBH Boston; interview by Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, in American Experience: John Brown's Holy War, Season 12, Episode 10 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 29 mins
Description
Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Ferry sparked a chain of events that led to the Civil War. Frye talks about Raid - sensational event, whole nation fixated upon it, Press...
Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Ferry sparked a chain of events that led to the Civil War. Frye talks about Raid - sensational event, whole nation fixated upon it, Press - John Brown wounded, debilitated, but focused in interview, -Press - newspapers medium, nation consumed w/ John Brown, Press - Virginia gave access to look civilized, Wise - enemy spoke positively about John Brown, Trial - verdict, sentencing, Trial/Press - opportunity, words in newspapers w/in hours, -Southern perspective - John Brown guilty, deserves noose, Trial - verdict was John Brown's greatest moment, Trial - John Brown says he would've been a hero if fighting for rich, Trial - John Brown says he came to save God's poor, message resonated, -South - John Brown frightened South, white Northerner, South - terrorized, people wanted guns, militia units formed, Ruffin - find solidarity in Southern fear, John Brown pikes on display, Icon - made compromise, reason, discussion impossible, Press - tributes to John Brown, South in disbelief, think of secession, Secession - South felt violated, determined to defend itself, Icon - John Brown made North believe something must change
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Robert Kenner, fl. 1971, Robert Kenner Films, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Robert Kenner, fl. 1971
Date Published / Released
2000, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: John Brown's Holy War
Person Discussed
Dennis E. Frye, fl. 1988-2017, John Brown, 1800-1859, Henry Alexander Wise, 1806-1876
Topic / Theme
Slavery, Attacks (Battles), Political events, Telegraph, Print media, Abolitionists, Harpers Ferry Raid, VA, October 16, 1859, Race and Gender, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: The Abolitionists, Interview with Tony Horwitz, part 2 of 3
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Molly Jacobs, 1980-, Kathryn Lord, fl. 2005-2017 and Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Apograph Productions and WGBH Boston; interview by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 26 mins
Tony Horwitz, author of Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War.
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Molly Jacobs, 1980-, Kathryn Lord, fl. 2005-2017 and Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Apograph Productions and WGBH Boston; interview by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 26 mins
Description
Tony Horwitz, author of Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Molly Jacobs, 1980-, Kathryn Lord, fl. 2005-2017, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Apograph Productions, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: The Abolitionists
Person Discussed
Tony Horwitz, 1958-, John Brown, 1800-1859
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Attacks (Battles), Violence, Slavery, Abolitionism, Abolitionists, Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, Pottawatomie Massacre, May 24-25, 1856, Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1859, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, Sociology, History, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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American Experience: The Abolitionists, Interview with Tony Horwitz, part 3 of 3
directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Molly Jacobs, 1980-, Kathryn Lord, fl. 2005-2017 and Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Apograph Productions and WGBH Boston; interview by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 25 mins
Tony Horwitz, author of Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War.
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directed by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Molly Jacobs, 1980-, Kathryn Lord, fl. 2005-2017 and Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Apograph Productions and WGBH Boston; interview by Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, in American Experience: The Abolitionists (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013), 25 mins
Description
Tony Horwitz, author of Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Molly Jacobs, 1980-, Kathryn Lord, fl. 2005-2017, Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009, Apograph Productions, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Rob Rapley, fl. 1994-2009
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
American Experience: The Abolitionists
Person Discussed
Tony Horwitz, 1958-, John Brown, 1800-1859
Topic / Theme
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Slavery, Abolitionism, Abolitionists, Violence, Attacks (Battles), Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, John Brown, Execution, Charles Town, WV, December 2, 1859, Harpers Ferry Raid, VA, October 16, 1859, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, Sociology, History, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Ameri...
Long Civil Rights Movement, United States, Slavery, Abolitionism, Abolitionists, Violence, Attacks (Battles), Slavery and Abolition, 1776 - 1865, John Brown, Execution, Charles Town, WV, December 2, 1859, Harpers Ferry Raid, VA, October 16, 1859, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, Sociology, History, Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), African Americans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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The American Revolution: Pages From a Negro Worker's Notebook
written by James Boggs, 1919-1993 (New York, NY: Monthly Review, 1963), 92 page(s)
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written by James Boggs, 1919-1993 (New York, NY: Monthly Review, 1963), 92 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
James Boggs, 1919-1993
Date Published / Released
1963
Publisher
Monthly Review
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The Black Panther, vol. 2, no. 10:1-24 (October 26, 1968)
in Black Panther, 2 no. 10:1-24 (October 26, 1968) (San Francisco, CA: Black Panthers, 1968), 24 page(s)
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in Black Panther, 2 no. 10:1-24 (October 26, 1968) (San Francisco, CA: Black Panthers, 1968), 24 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Essay
Date Published / Released
1968
Publisher
Black Panthers
Series
Black Panther
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1968 by Huey P. Newton. Reproduced by permission of The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, Inc.
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The Black Panther, vol. 2, no. 19:1-24 (January 4, 1969)
in Black Panther, 2 no. 19:1-24 (January 4, 1969) (San Francisco, CA: Black Panthers, 1969), 24 page(s)
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in Black Panther, 2 no. 19:1-24 (January 4, 1969) (San Francisco, CA: Black Panthers, 1969), 24 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Essay
Date Published / Released
1969
Publisher
Black Panthers
Series
Black Panther
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1969 by Huey P. Newton. Reproduced by permission of The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, Inc.
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The Black Panther, vol. 2, no. 21:1-24 (February 2, 1969)
in Black Panther, 2 no. 21:1-24 (February 2, 1969) (San Francisco, CA: Black Panthers, 1969), 24 page(s)
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in Black Panther, 2 no. 21:1-24 (February 2, 1969) (San Francisco, CA: Black Panthers, 1969), 24 page(s)
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Essay
Date Published / Released
1969
Publisher
Black Panthers
Series
Black Panther
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1969 by Huey P. Newton. Reproduced by permission of The Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, Inc.
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