Eugene Debs's Never-Published 1908 Eulogy to John Brown at Harpers Ferry
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Eugene Debs revered John Brown as “history’s greatest hero,” a man who saw an unspeakable horror and tried to dash it from the world. In October 1908, while campaigning for president, Debs decided to make a brief stop at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, the site of Brown’s doomed anti-slavery crusade.
Eugene Debs's Never-Published 1908 Eulogy to John Brown at Harpers Ferry
Eugene Debs's Never-Published 1908 Eulogy to…
Eugene Debs's Never-Published 1908 Eulogy to John Brown at Harpers Ferry
Eugene Debs revered John Brown as “history’s greatest hero,” a man who saw an unspeakable horror and tried to dash it from the world. In October 1908, while campaigning for president, Debs decided to make a brief stop at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, the site of Brown’s doomed anti-slavery crusade.