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John Brown's Trial.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (381 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674054226
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: John Brown's TrialDDC classification:
  • 973.7/116
LOC classification:
  • KF223
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. To Free the Slaves -- 2. Carrying the War into Africa -- 3. Framing the Charges -- 4. The Indictment -- 5. The Jury Is Summoned -- 6. The Testimony Begins -- 7. The Name and the Shadow of a Fair Trial -- 8. The Quiet Was Deceptive -- 9. The Verdict -- 10. The Sentence -- 11. The Execution -- 12. Marching On -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Illustrations.
Summary: Supported by a "provisional army" of 21 men, Brown hoped to rouse the slaves in Virginia to rebellion. But he was quickly captured and, after a short but stormy trial, hanged on December 2, 1859. McGinty provides the first comprehensive account of the trial, which raised important questions about jurisdiction, judicial fairness, and treason.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. To Free the Slaves -- 2. Carrying the War into Africa -- 3. Framing the Charges -- 4. The Indictment -- 5. The Jury Is Summoned -- 6. The Testimony Begins -- 7. The Name and the Shadow of a Fair Trial -- 8. The Quiet Was Deceptive -- 9. The Verdict -- 10. The Sentence -- 11. The Execution -- 12. Marching On -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Illustrations.

Supported by a "provisional army" of 21 men, Brown hoped to rouse the slaves in Virginia to rebellion. But he was quickly captured and, after a short but stormy trial, hanged on December 2, 1859. McGinty provides the first comprehensive account of the trial, which raised important questions about jurisdiction, judicial fairness, and treason.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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