it’s a folk song written about the 1850s/60s abolitionist/terrorist who was put to death for treason in 1860 for attempting to inspire a mass national slave uprising in Harper’s Ferry, VA (today WV).
Fun fact, the guy who lives in his house is super cool! (i used to live down the street from his headquarters in West Virginia)
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it’s a folk song written about the 1850s/60s abolitionist/terrorist who was put to death for treason in 1860 for attempting to inspire a mass national slave uprising in Harper’s Ferry, VA (today WV).
Fun fact, the guy who lives in his house is super cool! (i used to live down the street from his headquarters in West Virginia)
sample: https://micahkesselring.bandcamp.com/track/john-browns-body