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Don’t Know Much About® John Brown
Abolitionist martyr? Or terrorist? Born on May 9, 1800, John Brown has always posed that awkward question in American history. I am quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. –John Brown at his execution (November 2, 1859) Viewed through history as a lunatic, psychotic, [...]
TODAY IN HISTORY: The Fugitive Slave Act
Congress, in its infinite wisdom, often makes bad law. Today is a reminder of that fundamental truth. When: On September 18, 1890, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which allowed slave owners to reclaim slaves who had escaped to other states. Why: The Fugitive Slave Act was part of a larger “Compromise of 1850,” intended [...]
