HIST 119: The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877
Lecture 09 - John Brown's Holy War: Terrorist or Heroic Revolutionary? Professor Blight narrates the momentous events of 1857, 1858, and 1859. The lecture opens with an analysis of the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858.
Next, Blight analyzes the Dred Scott decision and discusses what it meant for northerners - particularly African Americans - to live in "the land of the Dred Scott decision." The lecture then shifts to John Brown. Professor Blight begins
by discussing the way that John Brown has been remembered in art and literature, and then offers a summary of Brown's life, closing with his raid on Harpers Ferry in October of 1859.
(from oyc.yale.edu)
Lecture 09 - John Brown's Holy War: Terrorist or Heroic Revolutionary?
Time
Lecture Chapters
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1. Introduction
[00:04:04]
2. "A House Divided": The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
[00:10:12]
3. Implications of the Dred Scott Decision and the Panic of 1857