This is a moving and deeply felt biography of abolitionist John Brown, which defends its subject against the popular notion of him as a delusional fanatic. The author, W.E.B. DuBois, was a renowned author, scholar, sociologist, socialist, and civil rights activist, and one of the founders of the N.A.A.C.P.. - Summary by Ciufi Galeazzi
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Africa and America
09:13 - Chapter 2
The Making of the Man
10:51 - Chapter 3
The Wanderjahre
30:41 - Chapter 4
The Shepherd of the Sheep
42:50 - Chapter 5
The Vision of the Damned, Pt. 1
39:41 - Chapter 6
The Vision of the Damned, Pt. 2
37:19 - Chapter 7
The Call of Kansas
35:29 - Chapter 8
The Swamp of the Swan, Pt. 1
42:44 - Chapter 9
The Swamp of the Swan, Pt. 2
40:24 - Chapter 10
The Great Plan, Pt. 1
28:38 - Chapter 11
The Great Plan, Pt. 2
28:31 - Chapter 12
The Black Phalanx, Pt. 1
28:44 - Chapter 13
The Black Phalanx, Pt. 2
31:16 - Chapter 14
The Great Black Way, Pt. 1
26:34 - Chapter 15
The Great Black Way, Pt. 2
27:23 - Chapter 16
The Blow, Pt. 1
21:09 - Chapter 17
The Blow, Pt. 2
23:07 - Chapter 18
The Riddle of the Sphinx
44:55 - Chapter 19
The Legacy of John Brown, Pt. 1
26:57 - Chapter 20
The Legacy of John Brown, Pt. 2
27:35