... was worth dying for. Brown's status as a martyr was further substantiated by the writings of Thoreau, Melville, and Douglass. Their responses to Brown's action's vary; Thoreau in an almost biographical nature, Melville in a description of the scene of Brown's execution, and ... Douglass in personal anecdotes of their encounters. However, a consistent sense of respect and admiration for John Brown abounds between all three authors. Thoreau ... intellectual voices of the time period, the implications for his praise and support were immeasurable. In cooperation with Thoreau, Douglass also ...

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