Qasim Rashid, Esq.Dec 3, 2022

On Dec 2, 1859, Abolitionist John Brown was the first American ever executed for treason. The second ever executed for treason was Aaron Dwight Stevens (March 15, 1831 – March 16, 1860).

Their crimes? Attempting to free the enslaved. The first Americans executed for treason was for the crime of freeing the enslaved.

Legality is not always a measure of justice & morality, but a measure of power. This was only two life spans ago.

May we learn from these atrocities & uphold justice forever.

Show threadUscitizenandcoffeeloverDec 3, 2022
@QasimRashid actually, John Brown slaughtered several people in addition to the above.
Show threadPatty KimuraDec 3, 2022
@jcolvinj @QasimRashid Curious about the verb "slaughtered" at Harper's Ferry. Brown's men killed four men, 10 of Brown's men were killed. Were you referring instead to Pottawatomie Creek in Bloody Kansas?
Show threadUscitizenandcoffeeloverDec 9, 2022
@pattykimura @QasimRashid yes. Did I say harpers ferry? My bad!
Show threadPatty Kimura
@jcolvinj @QasimRashid Ah, an expert on John Brown, in Bleeding Kansas. Yes, the Marais de Cygnes massacre by pro-enslaver Hamilton of Missouri and the Sacking of Lawrence, KS influenced the anti-enslaver John Brown in Free State Kansas, and Pottawatamie Creek.
Dec 9, 2022 at 2:10pmWeb