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History of John Brown and secession tensions shown in 1861 Mississippi move
A long retrospective outlines John Brown’s 1859 raid on Harper’s Ferry and its impact on Mississippi seeking secession. It cites Lincoln’s election, Republican hostility to slavery, and Pettus’s call to form a separate southern government. It notes northern actions fueling southern fear and calls for safeguards or separation to preserve southern rights.
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John Brown
Virginia
Harper’s Ferry
United States
McVines
Brown
Adlois
Mississippi
South Carolina
Lincoln
South
Seward
Congress
Thurlow Weed
Dodd
Davis
Pettus
North