Did John Brown fail? John Brown began the war that ended American slav…

Frederick Douglass
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Did John Brown fail? John Brown began the war that ended American slavery and made this a free Republic. ✨ Frederick Douglass (2017). Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn, p.198, Akashic Books
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Did John Brown fail? John Brown began the war that ended American slavery and made this a free Republic. ✨ Frederick Douglass (2017). Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn, p.198, Akashic Books

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