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No. 1 John Brown, a man who had a fanatical belief that he was chosen by God to overthrow black slavery in America
Image courtesty of the Detroit Institute of Arts

No. 1 John Brown, a man who had a fanatical belief that he was chosen by God to overthrow black slavery in America

Artist (American, 1917-2000)
Date1978
MediumSerigraph
DimensionsImage Size: 20 × 14 in. (50.8 × 35.6 cm) Paper Size: 26 × 20 in. (66 × 50.8 cm) Frame Size: 31 1/2 × 25 3/4 in. (80 × 65.4 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LinePurchase, Office of the President
Object numberUAC1813
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Jacob Lawrence
No. 12 John Brown's victory at Black Jack drove those pro-slavery to new fury, and those who were anti-slavery to new efforts
1978
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No. 18 July 3, 1859, John Brown stocked an old barn with guns and ammunitions. He was ready to strike his first blow at slavery
1978
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No. 3 For 12 years, John Brown engaged in land speculations and wool merchandising; all this to make some money for his greater work which was the abolishment of slavery
1978
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No. 5 John Brown, while tending his flock in Ohio, first communicated with his sons and daughters his plans of attacking slavery by force
1978
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No. 8 John Brown's first thought of the place where he would make his attack came to him while surveying land for Oberlin College in West Virginia
1978
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No. 21 After John Brown's capture, he was put to trial for his life in Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia)
1978
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No. 19 Sunday, October 16, 1859, John Brown with a company of 21 men, white and black, marched on Harpers Ferry
1978
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No. 22 John Brown was found "Guilty of treason and murder in the 1st degree" and was hanged in Charles Town, Virginia on December 2, 1859
1978
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No. 2 For 40 years, John Brown reflected on the hopeless and miserable condition of the slaves
1978
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No. 11 John Brown took to guerrilla warfare
1978
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No. 13 John Brown, after long meditation, planned to fortify himself somewhere in the mountains of Virginia or Tennessee and there make raids on the surrounding plantations, freeing slaves
1978
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No. 14 John Brown collected money from sympathizers and friends to cary out his plans
1978
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