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John Brown  

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  • John Brown was born May 9, 1800, in Torrington, Connecticut, to white parents who were fiercely Calvinist and opposed to slavery. He carried their legacy, developing a spiritual hatred for racism and raising his family to abhor oppression. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Brown, John]

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