Theodore Weld
Susan Brophy Down
Examines the role Theodore Weld had in ending slavery, discussing his strict moral code and persuasive talent in public speaking that forced people to confront and debate issues they preferred to ignore.
Read Time: ~4.7 hr
John Brown still lives!
by R. Blakeslee Gilpin (2011)
About this book
"Tracing Brown's legacy through writers and artists like Thomas Hovenden, W.E.B. Du Bois, Robert Penn Warren, Jacob Lawrence, Kara Walker, and others, Blake Gilpin transforms Brown from an object of endless manipulation into a dynamic medium for contemporary beliefs about the process and purpose of the American republic."--Jacket.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story Era1800s / Victorian
Protagonist / CoreJohn Brown still lives! Lead Character
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