Effect of John Brown's invasion at the South – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Effect of John Brown's invasion at the South comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Effect of John Brown's invasion at the South
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Harper's Weekly published this page of wood engravings on November 19, 1859, about a month after John Brown and a small band of followers seized the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, hoping to arm enslaved people for an uprising. The title, "Effect of John Brown's invasion at the South," points to the alarm the raid set off in slaveholding states, where rumors of revolt spread and militia units drilled and patrolled. Its subject headings include stereotypes, arms and slavery, which suggests the pictures play on white fears of armed Black resistance. Brown was tried and hanged in December, and the raid deepened sectional tensions in the months before the 1860 election.
| Created / published | 1859 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 3 prints (1 page) : wood engraving. |
| Genre | Magazine covers 1850-1860.Ethnic stereotypes 1850-1860.Periodical illustrations 1850-1860.Wood engravings 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Title from item. Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 3, no. 151 (1859 Nov. 19), p. [737]. |
| Subjects | African Americans--1850-1860. Slavery--1850-1860. Arms & armament--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,027 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-152049 |
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