On this day, in 1859, John Brown led a heroic, though unsuccessful raid upon the arsenal of Harper's Ferry in hopes of sparking a slave rebellion in the southern states. He was later hanged for treason by traitors themselves. Though his soul still marches on.
I've first discovered about John Brown as a teen reading Verne's great work 12000 leagues under the sea. What a heroic description, I became fond of him right at that moment Quoting from the book: They were portraits of great men of history who had spent their lives in perpetual devotion to a great human ideal: Thaddeus Kosciusko, the hero whose dying words had been Finis Poloniae;* Markos Botzaris, for modern Greece the reincarnation of Sparta's King Leonidas; Daniel O'Connell, Ireland's defender; George Washington, founder of the American Union; Daniele Manin, the Italian patriot; Abraham Lincoln, dead from the bullet of a believer in slavery; and finally, that martyr for the redemption of the black race, John Brown, hanging from his gallows as Victor Hugo's pencil has so terrifyingly depicted. What was the bond between these heroic souls and the soul of Captain Nemo? From this collection of portraits could I finally unravel the mystery of his existence? Was he a fighter for oppressed peoples, a liberator of enslaved races? Had he figured in the recent political or social upheavals of this century? Was he a hero of that dreadful civil war in America, a war lamentable yet forever glorious . . . ? Suddenly the clock struck eight. The first stroke of its hammer on the chime snapped me out of my musings. I shuddered as if some invisible eye had plunged into my innermost thoughts, and I rushed outside the stateroom.
I made up a new verse. "radical abolitionist was he, old John brown, I can only hope to be half as radical as he! He died as a martyr now thats just what I wanna be! Our souls will go marching on/"
An absolute legend and inspiration. A man so fired by his opposition to the barbarity of slavery and the grotesque Southern slaver states he was willing to sacrifice his life. “I John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away, but with Blood.” I also believe he made that statement primarily about slavery but the man clearly also recognized the humanity of the indigenous peoples that were being exterminated, when asked by a group of settlers to help them massacre a group of indigenous people that had came in the area to hunt, he was reported to have told the settlers he would have rather joined them to wipe the settlers all out.
I'm pretty sure from what I have read, which is admittedly not much, that he never killed kids, and that this was manufactured by later pro-confederacy authors
On this day, in 1859, John Brown led a heroic, though unsuccessful raid upon the arsenal of Harper's Ferry in hopes of sparking a slave rebellion in the southern states. He was later hanged for treason by traitors themselves. Though his soul still marches on.
Rest in piece John Brown, May your soul march on
Hanged, but im sure that badass was hung too
I've been there
don't wanna say anything but wasn't West Virginia part of Union?
@@Viktor-km4xy There was no West Virginia at the time of John Brown’s raid.
John Brown was an absolute chad
"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." - Matthew 10:34
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Based and Matthew pilled
I've first discovered about John Brown as a teen reading Verne's great work 12000 leagues under the sea. What a heroic description, I became fond of him right at that moment
Quoting from the book:
They were portraits of great men of history who had spent their lives in perpetual devotion to a great human ideal: Thaddeus Kosciusko, the hero whose dying words had been Finis Poloniae;* Markos Botzaris, for modern Greece the reincarnation of Sparta's King Leonidas; Daniel O'Connell, Ireland's defender; George Washington, founder of the American Union; Daniele Manin, the Italian patriot; Abraham Lincoln, dead from the bullet of a believer in slavery; and finally, that martyr for the redemption of the black race, John Brown, hanging from his gallows as Victor Hugo's pencil has so terrifyingly depicted.
What was the bond between these heroic souls and the soul of Captain Nemo? From this collection of portraits could I finally unravel the mystery of his existence? Was he a fighter for oppressed peoples, a liberator of enslaved races? Had he figured in the recent political or social upheavals of this century? Was he a hero of that dreadful civil war in America, a war lamentable yet forever glorious . . . ?
Suddenly the clock struck eight. The first stroke of its hammer on the chime snapped me out of my musings. I shuddered as if some invisible eye had plunged into my innermost thoughts, and I rushed outside the stateroom.
First john brown did nothing wrong
Yea he did
He got caught
John brown was a hero
Of Course he is
Correction.
John Brown did everything right *
@@broodbassoon105 Of Course He is
His soul goes marching on
I made up a new verse.
"radical abolitionist was he, old John brown,
I can only hope to be half as radical as he!
He died as a martyr now thats just what I wanna be! Our souls will go marching on/"
if I ever cover this song, I will include this verse because I LOVE THIS VERSE SO MUCH
John Brown is a true American Hero. The obligatory cliche: he did nothing wrong.
Glory Hallelujah
Do it again Uncle Billy!
An absolute legend and inspiration. A man so fired by his opposition to the barbarity of slavery and the grotesque Southern slaver states he was willing to sacrifice his life. “I John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away, but with Blood.” I also believe he made that statement primarily about slavery but the man clearly also recognized the humanity of the indigenous peoples that were being exterminated, when asked by a group of settlers to help them massacre a group of indigenous people that had came in the area to hunt, he was reported to have told the settlers he would have rather joined them to wipe the settlers all out.
John Brown looks at us from the heaven. RIP
John Brown was so fucking cool.
still is, his soul is marching on
THE GOAT IS BACK! With a badass cover, too
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Rest in peace comrade John Brown. An example to us all. The 2nd Amendment is there for a reason lads, make good use of it!
holy shit even commies like the second amendment holy fuck
@@YF-23_Enjoyer UNDER NO PRETEXT
@@ThatCamel104 based
@@YF-23_Enjoyer based indeed my fellow Atlanta bonfire host.
John Brown was a cool guy.
holy shit the end is so good
Another great video
Eyyy, sick reupload man
John Brown and Luigi Mangione marching side by side into the future!
Till all are free from the bondsman lash.
Best john Brown body
Do Lincoln and Liberty next
Happy Harpers Ferry Day!
You should do battle hymn of the republic
John Brown did nothing wrong!
It’s been said a million times…
John brown did nothing wrong
Pog
I support him but I don't like how they killed kids...
I'm pretty sure from what I have read, which is admittedly not much, that he never killed kids, and that this was manufactured by later pro-confederacy authors
it Debatable John Brown it Actually Good Represent of "Chaotic Good" Righteous Cause but Bloody Path
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Me finding out who asked
Your going to say that in the comment section of a man who fought for freedom? True freedom? Come on man. Show same tact and respect.