John Brown’s Provisional Constitution
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John Brown’s Provisional Constitution was a radical, quasi-governmental charter drafted in 1858 to outline the structure and principles of the insurrectionary government he envisioned for liberated enslaved people in the United States.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist political document
ⓘ
insurrectionary charter ⓘ provisional constitution ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Chatham Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | May 1858 ⓘ |
| archivedIn | various U.S. historical manuscript collections ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Martin Delany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Black abolitionist delegates at Chatham ⓘ |
| associatedWith | radical antislavery networks in Canada and the United States ⓘ |
| author | John Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century political documents of the United States
ⓘ
Abolitionism in the United States ⓘ John Brown (abolitionist) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
articles of government
ⓘ
bill of rights–like provisions ⓘ preamble ⓘ |
| defines |
executive branch
ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ |
| documentType | handwritten political manuscript ⓘ |
| draftDate | 1858 ⓘ |
| draftLocation | Chatham, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
abolition of slavery
ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ protection of the oppressed ⓘ |
| envisionedPopulation | liberated enslaved people ⓘ |
| envisionedTerritory | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| envisions | armed resistance to slavery ⓘ |
| governmentTypeEnvisioned | provisional government ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre–Civil War United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
antislavery constitutional thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | extralegal ⓘ |
| opposes | chattel slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | radical abolitionist ⓘ |
| purpose |
to outline a provisional government for liberated enslaved people in the United States
ⓘ
to provide a governmental framework for an anticipated slave insurrection ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightsAddressed |
due process
ⓘ
personal liberty ⓘ protection from oppression ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrates the revolutionary dimension of antebellum abolitionism
ⓘ
provides insight into John Brown’s political and social vision ⓘ |
| status | never implemented as a functioning government ⓘ |
| supportedBy | a small group of Black and white abolitionists at Chatham ⓘ |
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