Thursday, June 20, 2013

July 24, 1862---"The Old John Brown Excuse"



JULY 24, 1862:           

In Kinston, North Carolina, two slaves, owned by the Reverend W. P. Middle and Ellaba Coward, were executed on order of the local Confederate Military Commandant, for communicating with the Federals and for enticing other slaves to flee North. “[They] pled the old John Brown excuse,” the Confederate officer explained when questioned.


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