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Dangerfield F. Newby (c. 1820 – October 17, 1859), was the oldest of John Brown's raiders, and one of the five black raiders. He died during Brown's raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
15 mar 2011 · Dangerfield Newby was a former slave who participated in John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859. He was the son of a white master and a slave woman, and his wife and children remained enslaved.
Learn about Dangerfield Newby, a free mulatto who joined John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 and was killed there. Find out his family history, his letters, and his legacy at this heritage site.
11 set 2023 · While history often remembers John Brown’s assault on the Federal Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, as a catalyst for the Civil War, it tends to overshadow the stories of the five Black Americans who joined him, including a man named Dangerfield Newby.
1 mar 2021 · Dangerfield Newby was a freed slave who joined John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859 to rescue his wife and children. He died in the gun battle and his letter to his wife reveals his love and hope.
- Mildred Europa Taylor
5 mar 2020 · Two-hundred and fifty years ago this evening, the cause of American liberty gained its first five when British soldiers fired on a crowd of Bostonians in an event immortalized as the Boston Massacre. Boston Massacre depiction.
13 ott 2019 · Dangerfield Newby was a blacksmith and an abolitionist who joined John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. He had a long-distance marriage with an enslaved woman named Harriet, who wrote him desperate letters begging him to buy her freedom and reunite with their children.
