“No man, with a man's heart in him, gets far on his way without some bitter, soul-searching disappointment. - Happy he who is brave enough to push on another stage of the journey, and rest where there are "living springs of water, and three-score and ten palms."”
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John Brown
John Brown, a prominent abolitionist, was born on May 9, 1800, and died on December 2, 1859. He is known for his extreme abolitionist actions and ideas, particularly for his planning of the Harpers Ferry raid in 1859 to free slaves. more
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