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A Plea for Captain John Brown / Read to the citizens of Concord, Massachusetts on Sunday evening, October thirtieth, eighteen fifty-nine
"A Plea for Captain John Brown" by Henry David Thoreau is an essay first delivered as a speech on October 30, 1859, two weeks after abolitionist John Brown's failed raid on Harpers Ferry. Speaking against widespread public condemnation, Thoreau defends Brown as a moral hero rather than a madman, comparing his impending execution to Christ's crucifixion. The essay challenges Americans who dismiss Brown's actions, arguing that his commitment to justice represents true sanity and courage in the face of state-sponsored injustice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Originally issued 2001-03-01.
This work is in the public domain in the United States. Sourced from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2567).
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A Plea for Captain John Brown / Read to the citizens of Concord, Massachusetts on Sunday evening, October thirtieth, eighteen fifty-nine
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