A Voice From Harper's Ferry

About this film

LibriVox recording of A Voice From Harper's Ferry by Osborne Perry Anderson. Read in English by JR Martin; Jim Locke A Voice from Harper's Ferry is the abolitionist testament of Osborne Perry Anderson, the only surviving black participant in the 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry organized by John Brown. The book details the motivations and preparations for the raid, the events that unfolded over several days in October 1859, and Anderson's subsequent escape. It ends with a short selection of poems from various sources honoring Brown and the movement for abolition. (summary by JR Martin) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (65MB)

Directors & creators

Osborne Perry Anderson

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;slavery; American civil war; abolition; US history; john brown

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