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John Brown's Boston: Part 5

Boston African American National Historic Site

Description

This last video examines how the nation’s knowledge of Boston’s role in supporting John Brown (both before and after the raid), led to a deeper division in the country over slavery that started a series of events that led directly to the American Civil War. It concludes with a brief examination of how the famous song “Battle Hymn of The Republic” reflected the beliefs that many Bostonians had about John Brown at the time.

Duration

4 minutes, 56 seconds

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