Harriet Newby
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Harriet Newby was the enslaved wife of Dangerfield Newby, whose attempted liberation during John Brown’s 1859 Harpers Ferry raid tragically failed and contributed to the raid’s historical notoriety.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harriet Newby canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
enslaved person
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Dangerfield Newby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasBiographicalUncertainty |
exact birth date unknown
ⓘ
exact death date unknown ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfNotability | her husband’s failed attempt to liberate her during the Harpers Ferry raid ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | symbol of enslaved families separated by slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| hasMaritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| hasRelative | children with Dangerfield Newby ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatus | enslaved ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family separation under slavery
ⓘ
resistance to slavery ⓘ |
| influenced | public memory of the human stakes of John Brown’s raid ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | historical accounts of the Harpers Ferry raid ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the enslaved wife of Dangerfield Newby
ⓘ
connection to John Brown’s 1859 Harpers Ferry raid ⓘ |
| partOf |
African American history
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Civil War–era context ⓘ history of American slavery ⓘ |
| placeOfEnslavement | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Dangerfield Newby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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