Heyward Shepherd Monument
:''See also Blacks in John Brown's raid'' The Heyward Shepherd monument is a monument in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, constructed in 1931. It commemorates Heyward (sometimes spelled "Hayward" or "Heywood") Shepherd (1825 – October 16, 1859), a free black man, who was the first person killed during John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. The monument was constructed to promote the pseudo-historical Lost Cause of the Confederacy myth, by falsely claiming that Shepherd was opposed to freeing the slaves. The monument was erected in 1931, after decades of controversy, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and, to a lesser extent, by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The monument was intended to publicize the Lost Cause allegation that the enslaved were happy and did not want freedom; the UDC had a "Faithful Slave Memorial Committee". However, the grand jury Bill of Indictment lists 11 Black enslaved men who were allegedly incited to revolt by the accused. One was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Brown's Raiders
On Sunday night, October 16, 1859, the abolitionist John Brown led a motley band of 22 in a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (since 1863, West Virginia). Most were much younger than him, and varied dramatically in social class and education. "It would be hard to find again such a strange party as that which upheld John Brown in his daring expedition." All but 5, who successfully escaped north, were either killed during the raid, or captured, tried, and executed. Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry Brown's intentions have been much discussed. He was to seize the arms in the Harpers Ferry Armory, as many as could be taken, and use them to arm the white supporters and those few enslaved who could handle a firearm; for the others he ordered pikes. In the Appalachian Mountains there would be an anti-slavery polity, encouraging the enslaved to flee their owners, as far south as Georgia, and then escape to Canada. Brown expected that a large number of the enslaved wo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz (Spanish for "Holy Cross") is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, in Northern California. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 62,956. Situated on the northern edge of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz is a popular tourist destination, owing to its beaches, surf culture, and historic landmarks. Santa Cruz was founded by the Spanish in 1791, when Fermín de Lasuén established Mission Santa Cruz. Soon after, a settlement grew up near the mission called Branciforte, which came to be known across Alta California for its lawlessness. With the Mexican secularization of the Californian missions in 1833, the former mission was divided and granted as rancho grants. Following the American Conquest of California, Santa Cruz eventually incorporated as a city in 1866. The creation of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in 1907 solidified the city's status as a seaside resort community, while the establishment of the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Heyward Shepherd Monument - Harpers Ferry, WV
Heyward is a surname and given name. Surname Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Heyward, former President of CBS News * Andy Heyward (born 1949), American television producer * Cameron Heyward (born 1989), American football player * Connor Heyward (born 1999), American football player * Craig Heyward (1966–2006), American football player * Darrius Heyward-Bey (born 1987), American football player * Dick Heyward (1914–2005), deputy executive director of UNICEF * Dorothy Heyward (1890–1961), American playwright * DuBose Heyward (1885–1940), American author * Duncan Clinch Heyward (1864–1943), American politician, Governor of South Carolina * Elisabeth Heyward (1919–2007), Nuremberg Trials interpreter * Jason Heyward (born 1989), American baseball player * Jonathon Heyward, American conductor * Louis M. Heyward (1920–2002), American film and television screenwriter * Nick Heyward (born 1961), British musician * Susan Heyward (born 1982), American actre ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Brown's Fort Plaque
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Japanese Journal Of American Studies
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Newspapers
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shepherdstown, West Virginia
Shepherdstown is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, located in the lower Shenandoah Valley along the Potomac River. Home to Shepherd University, the town's population was 1,734 at the time of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History 18th century Established on December 23, 1762, by consecutive acts passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses and approved by the governor, Mecklenburg (later renamed Shepherdstown), and Romney, West Virginia, Romney in Hampshire County, West Virginia, Hampshire County are the oldest towns in West Virginia. On a list of more than 30 approved "publick and private bills" of that date, the bill containing ''An Act for establishing the town of Mecklenburg, in the county of Frederick'' immediately follows ''An act for establishing the town of Romney, in the county of Hampshire, and for other purposes therein-mentioned.'' The first British colonial settlers began their migration into the nor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shepherdstown Register
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Shepherdstown is the name of some places in the United States of America: * Shepherdstown, Ohio, in Wheeling Township, Belmont County *Shepherdstown, Pennsylvania *Shepherdstown, West Virginia Shepherdstown is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, located in the lower Shenandoah Valley along the Potomac River. Home to Shepherd University, the town's population was 1,734 at the time of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Baltimore Sun
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Adam Matthew
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Baltimore And Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States, with its first section opening in 1830. Merchants from Baltimore, which had benefited to some extent from the construction of the National Road early in the century, wanted to do business with settlers crossing the Appalachian Mountains. The railroad faced competition from several existing and proposed enterprises, including the Albany-Schenectady Turnpike, built in 1797, the Erie Canal, which opened in 1825, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. At first, the B&O was located entirely in the state of Maryland; its original line extending from the port of Baltimore west to Sandy Hook, Maryland, opened in 1834. There it connected with Harper's Ferry, first by boat, then by the Wager Bridge, across the Potomac River into Virginia, and also with the navigable Shenandoah River. Because of competition with the C&O Canal for trade with coal fields in western Maryland, t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Heyward Shepherd, A Black Porter Who Was The First Killed During John Brown's Raid On Harpers Ferry
Heyward is a surname and given name. Surname Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Heyward, former President of CBS News * Andy Heyward (born 1949), American television producer * Cameron Heyward (born 1989), American football player * Connor Heyward (born 1999), American football player * Craig Heyward (1966–2006), American football player * Darrius Heyward-Bey (born 1987), American football player * Dick Heyward (1914–2005), deputy executive director of UNICEF * Dorothy Heyward (1890–1961), American playwright * DuBose Heyward (1885–1940), American author * Duncan Clinch Heyward (1864–1943), American politician, Governor of South Carolina * Elisabeth Heyward (1919–2007), Nuremberg Trials interpreter * Jason Heyward (born 1989), American baseball player * Jonathon Heyward, American conductor * Louis M. Heyward (1920–2002), American film and television screenwriter * Nick Heyward (born 1961), British musician * Susan Heyward (born 1982), American ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |