John Brown, 1857 Speech in Concord (Reynolds, 2005)
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David S. Reynolds, John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights, rev. ed. (New York: Vintage Books, 2005), 290.
"As during his visit in 1857, Brown gave a public lecture in the Concord Town Hall. Emerson, Thoreau, and Alcott were among those in attendance. Brown talked about Kansas and dropped hints about Virginia. Without revealing plans, he said he was prepared to strike a dramatic blow for freedom by running off slaves in an effort to render insecure the institution of slavery. The Transcendentalists' enthusiasm for Brown was stronger than ever.
John Brown speaks at the Concord Town Hall
Several months before the Harpers Ferry attack, John Brown gave a public speech in the Concord Town Hall as part of his campaign to raise financial support for his antislavery work.
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