He captured Harper's Ferry with his nineteen men so few
He frightened ol' Virginny till she trembled through and through
They hanged him for a traitor, they themselves the traitor crew
His soul is marching on!
Charlestown, Va, 2nd, December, 1859
I John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty, land: will never be purged away; but with Blood. I had as I now think: vainly flattered myself that without very much bloodshed; it might be done.
Where is the lie
I read the wiki page on him, because sadly I've never heard of him, and immediately thought "how in the fuck have they not made a movie about this guy". Well, it turns out Showtime is actually making a mini-series with him played by Ethan Hawke. Hopefully they do him justice.
https://deadline.com/video/the-good-lord-bird-trailer-ethan-hawke-abolitionist-john-brown-in-showtime-limited-series/
It literally premieres next week.
it's gonna be some lib shit, they're painting him as insane and chaotic, which is not at all true to his character, as if a man angered by slavery enough to do what he did had to be insane
