Never forget John Brown

Never forget John Brown | The Progressive
After enduring a month of Southern states celebrating the Confederacy, let’s hear it for abolitionist John Brown.
Brown was born on May 9, 1800. When he took over Harpers Ferry on Oct. 16, 1859, he was not only drawing attention to the crime of slavery, he was also trying to provide the spark for a slave rebellion.
He declared his “sympathy with the oppressed and wronged, that are good as you and as precious in the sight of God.” This was a direct challenge to the South, to slaveholders everywhere and to white supremacy.