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A Plea for Captain John Brown

By Henry David Thoreau
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Henry David Thoreau's A Plea for Captain John Brown (1859) is a fervent and impassioned defense of the controversial abolitionist John Brown, who had been involved in the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Written in response to Brown's execution by hanging after his failed insurrection, Thoreau's essay not only speaks to Brown's courage and moral vision but also serves as a critique of American society's complicity in the institution of slavery.

In this essay, Thoreau engages with the moral and...

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