James Redpath, John Brown, and Abolitionist Advocacy of Slave Insurrection

James Redpath's advocacy of a slave insurrection marked a shift in the abolitionist movement away from its traditional commitment to nonviolence. Redpath, who was born in Scotland in 1833 and immigrated to the US in 1849, began to defend the idea of a slave revolt after touring the South in the...

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Published in:Civil War history 1991-12, Vol.37 (4), p.293-313
Main Author: McKivigan, John R
Format: Article
Language:English
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Abolitionists
Activism
American Civil War
History
Insurrections, etc
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Redpath, James (1833-91)
Slave insurrections
Slavery
Violence
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Summary:James Redpath's advocacy of a slave insurrection marked a shift in the abolitionist movement away from its traditional commitment to nonviolence. Redpath, who was born in Scotland in 1833 and immigrated to the US in 1849, began to defend the idea of a slave revolt after touring the South in the 1850s, which he described in his book 'The Roving Editor.' Redpath later wrote a complimentary biography of John Brown, who was executed in 1859 after unsuccessfully trying to start a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry, VA.
ISSN:0009-8078
1533-6271
1533-6271
DOI:10.1353/cwh.1991.0008