Abstract

Henry Clarke Wright's 'The Natick Resolution' praised John Brown's October 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry as a heroic act. 'The Natick Resolution', which issued from a public meeting in Massachusetts, achieved national prominence for its endorsement of violence as a necessary tool to end slavery in the United States.

About the Author

Keith Miller studies the rhetoric of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the civil rights movement. In 1998 he published Voice of Deliverance: The Language of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Its Sources. He is also generally interested in African American autobiography and oratory, beginning with slave narratives and abolitionist rhetoric.

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