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119-hres-434119th Congress

A resolution remembering John Brown.

Sponsored By: Representative Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]

Introduced

Summary

Honors John Brown's role in the abolitionist movement. This resolution would commemorate the 225th anniversary of his birth and recognize his generational impact on ending slavery in the United States. It recounts biographical details and actions including his 1800 birth in Torrington, Connecticut, his years in Akron where he sheltered escaped slaves, his use of a Springfield wool warehouse as an Underground Railroad station and formation of the League of Gileadites, his 1855 trip to Kansas to support anti-slavery forces, and his October 1859 raid on the United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]

OH • D

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