Harper's Ferry, 166

I never manage to note the anniversary of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry on one of its "round year" anniversaries. This year is its 166th. I last mentioned it in 2021, just after I had read The Good Lord Bird.

This year seems like a good time to remind people about having the courage of your convictions. And to not be afraid to be seen as crazy by some of the people around you, who are going along with what may seem to be the majority.

As a writer named Jessica Ritchey said this evening on BlueSky,

If I had to explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."

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Another post that involves John Brown, from 2018.