ID #:
185D
Film Type:
DVD
Release Date:
2000
Color or BW:
Color and B&W
Description:
He is the father of American terrorism-and an inspiration to the Civil Rights movement. More than 150 years after his execution, questions swirl around John Brown: Was he a madman or a martyr? A Bloodthirsty fanatic or a great American hero? Drawing on interviews with historians and writers, including novelist Russell Banks, and stunning dramatic reenactments, John Browns Holy War traces one man's obsessive battle against human bondage. AS a child, Brown witnessed brutality against a slave boy, later, he swore an oath to God to fight slavery. A failed farmer and father of 20, Brown was an unlikely warrior. But in Kansas, he led a murderous campaign that ignited all-out warfare. And his raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia in 1859 sparked the Civil War. John Brown saw himself as God's messenger. Others thought him no more than a killer. John Browns Holy War takes us inside this complex man-farmer and warrior, family man and avenging angel, to reveal the man behind the legend.
Keywords:
Civil Rights, Harper's Ferry, Holy War, John Brown, murderous cmapaing that ignited all-out warfare, Virginia.