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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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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Dangerfield Newby spouse Harriet Newby