American Terrorists: Nat Turner and John Brown




JB Shreve presents the End of History show

Summary: Reading Time: 1 minute“One man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist.”<br> This episode looks at the famous lives of Nat Turner and John Brown, two anti-slavery figures of 19th century America. A cause may be righteous but that doesn’t make one’s methods immune from classic definitions of terrorism.<br> This is part of our ongoing podcast series on the History of Terrorism.<br> the End of History<br> Episode 179: American Terrorists – Nat Turner and John Brown<br>  <br>  <br> Additional Reading:<br> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1861/08/nat-turners-insurrection/308736/">This is an article</a> published in the Atlantic Magazine in 1861 telling the story of the Nat Turner revolt<br> <a href="http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/newark_opens_nat_turner_park_i.html">Nat Turner Park in Newark, NJ</a><br> <a href="http://www.loc.gov/teachers/lyrical/songs/john_brown.html">John Brown’s Body and the Battle Hymn of the Republic</a><br> <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/john-browns-day-of-reckoning-139165084/">John Brown’s Day of Reckoning</a><br>