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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.
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.
Lewis Leary was born into freedom on the lucky day of March 17, 1835, but growing up in North Carolina as a free Black man, he soon realized that his privilege could not shield him from the harsh realities of a society where people with his skin color were treated as property.
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.
News wires white papers and books. Leary, Lewis Sheridan. views 2,156,821 updated. Lewis Sheridan Leary. 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.
