American Experience; Interview with historian Paul Finkelman, 5 of 5 : John Brown's Holy War
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Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution at Harpers Ferry sparked a chain of events that led to the Civil War. Finkelman talks about Trial - unfair, illegal to try him for treason. (There is no transcript for barcode173905_Finkelman_05)
