An African American At Harpers Ferry Summary
Exam #3 Readings #41 Osborne P. Anderson: An African American at Harpers Ferry Introduction: Harpers Ferry
1) Battle launched by John Brown against Slavery. His plan was to capture the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, arm slaves, and set off a spreading slave rebellion.
2) Recaptured by federal troop, but proved to be a political success. Brown used his treason charges to put slavery on trial
a) “I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the sins of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.”
3) Lincoln president à south secedes (1st major step toward civil war)
Reading
4) Osborne Perry Anderson: the only African American survivor, escaped to the north where he published A Voice from Harper’s Ferry and fought in the Union Army. …show more content…
n) How south should react to North trying to nullify Fugitive slave law
i) If northerners do not uphold this law then southerners, we will have the right to commit acts of reprisal on these faithless governments and seize their property or that of their citizens wherever found. “You have the right to demand the carrying out of this article of agreement.”
o) We have no power so to act
i) Sovereignty is not in legislature it is in the people
(1) Exercise your right of popular sovereignty as most countries cannot
p) Ultimate Goal: is for the maintenance of the honor, their rights, the equality, the security, and the glory of my native state in the Union #46 Ellen Leonard: Three Days of Terror: The NYC Draft Riots
1. Different religious groups and pro- vs. anti- slavery people fought relentlessly against each other
2. A lot of the army was off in war and it took about 3 days before the effective army to arrive and deal with the riots.
3. All of the rebellions were in protest to the draft
a) A way to get people to fight in the
1) Battle launched by John Brown against Slavery. His plan was to capture the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, arm slaves, and set off a spreading slave rebellion.
2) Recaptured by federal troop, but proved to be a political success. Brown used his treason charges to put slavery on trial
a) “I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the sins of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.”
3) Lincoln president à south secedes (1st major step toward civil war)
Reading
4) Osborne Perry Anderson: the only African American survivor, escaped to the north where he published A Voice from Harper’s Ferry and fought in the Union Army. …show more content…
n) How south should react to North trying to nullify Fugitive slave law
i) If northerners do not uphold this law then southerners, we will have the right to commit acts of reprisal on these faithless governments and seize their property or that of their citizens wherever found. “You have the right to demand the carrying out of this article of agreement.”
o) We have no power so to act
i) Sovereignty is not in legislature it is in the people
(1) Exercise your right of popular sovereignty as most countries cannot
p) Ultimate Goal: is for the maintenance of the honor, their rights, the equality, the security, and the glory of my native state in the Union #46 Ellen Leonard: Three Days of Terror: The NYC Draft Riots
1. Different religious groups and pro- vs. anti- slavery people fought relentlessly against each other
2. A lot of the army was off in war and it took about 3 days before the effective army to arrive and deal with the riots.
3. All of the rebellions were in protest to the draft
a) A way to get people to fight in the