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- Title
John Brown's Transformation: The Springfield Years, 1846-1849.
- Authors
CARVALHO III, JOSEPH
- Abstract
The article discusses the involvement of radical abolitionist John Brown in the transformation of Springfield, Massachusetts into a major center of abolitionism from 1846 to 1849. Topics discussed include Brown's interaction with U.S. social reformer and abolitionist Frederick Douglass, role of the church in the emergence of cultural and political activism within the African-American community, and his views on slavery and racism.
- Subjects
SPRINGFIELD (Mass.); UNITED States; BROWN, John, 1800-1859; ABOLITIONISTS; DOUGLASS, Frederick, 1818-1895; POLITICS &; culture; AFRICAN American history to 1863; SLAVERY in the United States; NINETEENTH century; HISTORY
- Publication
Historical Journal of Massachusetts, 2020, Vol 48, Issue 1, p46
- ISSN
0276-8313
- Publication type
Article