John BrownRandom House Publishing Group, 21. jul. 2010 - 304 sider A moving cultural biography of abolitionist martyr John Brown, by one of the most important African-American intellectuals of the twentieth century. In the history of slavery and its legacy, John Brown looms large as a hero whose deeds partly precipitated the Civil War. As Frederick Douglass wrote: "When John Brown stretched forth his arm ... the clash of arms was at hand." DuBois's biography brings Brown stirringly to life and is a neglected classic. |
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THE MAKING OF THE MAN | 7 |
THE SHEPHERD OF THE SHEEP | 23 |
THE VISION OF THE DAMNED | 40 |
THE CALL OF KANSAS | 69 |
THE SWAMP OF THE SWAN | 83 |
THE GREAT PLAN | 116 |
THE BLACK PHALANX | 139 |
THE GREAT BLACK WAY | 163 |
THE BLOW | 184 |
THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX | 202 |
THE LEGACY OF JOHN BROWN | 219 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 239 |
NOTE ON THE TEXT | 257 |
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