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29 de mar. de 2011 · Sherrard Lewis Leary. Public domain image. Lewis Leary was one of several Black men who were killed during John Brown’s raid on the Harpers Ferry arsenal in October 1859. It was a defining moment in African American history.
Lewis Sheridan Leary (March 17, 1835 – October 20, 1859) was an African-American harnessmaker from Oberlin, Ohio, who joined John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, where he was killed.
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Lewis Leary. Welcome to the online home of "Shackles of a Freeman"! This website is a treasure trove of information and research related to the book, which tells the powerful story of one man's journey in a time of great struggle and oppression.
1835–1859. Abolitionist. Lewis Sheridan "Shad" Leary accompanied John Brown on the raid of the Harpers Ferry arsenal (October 1859), where he was killed during the gun fight with federal troops. Leary was said to be handsome and to wear his wide-brimmed hat at a rakish tilt, which was the first sign of his reckless, yet courageous nature.
2 de jan. de 2024 · Recent Blogs. January 2, 2024. Lewis Leary 1835-1859 (I-88) I-88. Free black abolitionist & conspirator in 1859 with John Brown in attack on U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Killed in assault. Lived in Fayetteville. Location: NC 210 (Murchison Road) at Edgecombe Avenue in Fayetteville. County: Cumberland. Original Date Cast: 2010.
*Lewis Sheridan Leary was born on this date in 1835. He was a Black harness maker and abolitionist. He was a free-born Black from Fayetteville, North Carolina. His paternal grandparents were an Irishman, Jeremiah O'Leary, and his wife of African, European, and Native American descent.
Lewis Leary was born into freedom on March 17, 1835, growing up in a wealthy free Black family in North Carolina. However, despite his privilege, he couldn't escape the harsh reality of slavery in the South. Guided by his unwavering friendship with a slave named Luke and settling in the anti-slavery town of Oberlin, Ohio, Lewis becomes a ...
