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Five for Freedom
- The African American Soldiers in John Brown's Army
- De: Eugene L. Meyer
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Late on the evening of October 16, 1859, John Brown and his band of 18 raiders descended on Harpers Ferry at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. In an ill-fated attempt to incite a slave insurrection, they seized the federal arsenal, took hostages, and retreated to a fire engine house. The raiders were routed, and several were captured. Soon after, they were tried, convicted, and hanged. Among Brown's raiders were five African Americans whose lives and deaths have long been overshadowed by their martyred leader and, even today, are little remembered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well Deserved Recognition
- De marcia greenbaum en 08-14-18
- Five for Freedom
- The African American Soldiers in John Brown's Army
- De: Eugene L. Meyer
- Narrado por: David Colacci
Well Deserved Recognition
Revisado: 08-14-18
Meyer writes an engaging and well researched account of the five Afro-Americans who participated in the raid at Harper's Ferry. These are men who deserve to be remembered. For example, John Copeland, who had attended Oberlin College, eloquently states on the day of his execution, "If I am dying for freedom, I could not die for a better cause. I had rather die than be a slave." Meyer's account tells us of just some of what was lost during this sad episode in American history.
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