I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.

John Brown

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Slavery American Civil War America

Author

John Brown

Source

LAST WORDS

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Prophecies and predictions

Language

English

Time

1859 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Abolitionist Activist

From

United States

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Citation

Brown, John. "Last written words," 2 Dec. 1859. John Brown and His Men by R. J. Hinton. Funk and Wagnals, 1894.

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