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John Brown

John Brown
John Brown was a radical abolitionist whose efforts to gain freedom for the slaves often resulted in violence and led to a number of deaths. Many historians believe Brown’s actions helped bring on the Civil War.
Hulton Deutsch
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Brown, John (abolitionist); Abolitionist Movement; Douglass, Frederick
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