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'''''A Plea for Captain John Brown''''' is an [[essay]] by [[Henry David Thoreau]]. It is based on a speech Thoreau first delivered to an audience at [[Concord, Massachusetts]] on October 30, 1859, two weeks after [[John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry|John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry]], and repeated several times before Brown's execution on December 2, 1859. It was later published as a part of ''[[Echoes of Harper's Ferry]]'' in 1860.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last=Thoreau|first= Henry D. |chapter= A Plea for Captain John Brown|title= Echoes of Harper's Ferry; Edited by James Redpath |place= Boston |publisher=Thayer and Eldridge |year= 1860|pages= 17–42 |url= https://books.google.bg/books?id=bzYOAAAAIAAJ&dq=Echoes%20of%20Harper's%20Ferry&pg=PA17#v=onepage&q=Echoes%20of%20Harper's%20Ferry&f=false |accessdate= February 1, 2018 |via= Google Books}} </ref><sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>▼
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▲'''''A Plea for Captain John Brown''''' is an [[essay]] by [[Henry David Thoreau]]. It is based on a speech Thoreau first delivered to an audience at [[Concord, Massachusetts]] on October 30, 1859, two weeks after [[John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry|John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry]], and repeated several times before Brown's execution on December 2, 1859. It was later published as a part of ''[[Echoes of Harper's Ferry]]'' in 1860.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last=Thoreau|first= Henry D. |chapter= A Plea for Captain John Brown|title= Echoes of Harper's Ferry; Edited by James Redpath |place= Boston |publisher=Thayer and Eldridge |year= 1860|pages= 17–42 |url= https://books.google.bg/books?id=bzYOAAAAIAAJ&dq=Echoes%20of%20Harper's%20Ferry&pg=PA17#v=onepage&q=Echoes%20of%20Harper's%20Ferry&f=false |accessdate= February 1, 2018 |via= Google Books}} </ref><sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>
 
==Context==
 
[[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]], a radical [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]], and 21 other men seized the federal armory at [[Harpers Ferry, West Virginia|Harper's Ferry]], the holding place for approximately 100,000 rifles and muskets, hoping to arm [[slavery|slaves]] and create a violent rebellion against the south.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wvculture.org/history/journal_wvh/wvh34-1.html|title=Re-evaluating John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry|last=|first=|date=|website=West Virginia Division of Culture and History|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> After 36 hours, the revolt was suppressed by federal forces led by [[Robert E. Lee]], and Brown was jailed. The raid resulted in thirteen deaths, twelve rebels and one [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-browns-raid-on-harpers-ferry|title=John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry - Oct 16, 1859 - HISTORY.com|work=HISTORY.com|access-date=2018-03-10}}</ref> After being found guilty of murder, treason, and inciting a slave insurrection, Brown was hanged on December 2, 1859. Although largely called a failure at the time, the raid and Brown's subsequent execution impelled the [[American Civil War]].<ref name=":1" />
 
== Synopsis ==
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