John Brown Part 1: He Could Have Escaped at Harpers Ferry, But He Chose Death Instead.

On November 30, 1859, John Brown was sitting in his Jail cell looking forward to being hanged in two days, when he received a call from the future …

John Brown was a polarizing figure. If you lived in the north, he was a hero fighting for freedom. If you lived in the south, he was a murderous devil. In this episode: you’ll learn:

How John Feels about being hung in two days.

Why he refused to plead insanity in court as his friends encouraged him to do.

And finally, the brutal moment as a child when he learned what slavery really was.

John Brown didn’t want bloodshed. But, he also knew that slavery was so entrenched in our way of life, without violence, things were going to get worse. John Brown was willing to answer the philosophical question, “Would you kill one man, to save ten”.

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