Frederick Douglass: “The old hero, in the trial hour, had behaved so grandly that men…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

The old hero, in the trial hour, had behaved so grandly that men regarded him not as a murderer, but as a martyr.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass reflects on John Brown's dignified conduct during his trial, which transformed public perception of him from a criminal to a martyr.

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