John Brown
/ˌdʒɒn ˈbraʊn/
/ˌdʒɑːn ˈbraʊn/
- (1800-59) an American abolitionist (= a person who campaigns against slavery). On 16 October 1859 he led a group of his supporters to occupy a building containing military weapons in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. He was captured, put on trial and hanged. During the American Civil War, northern soldiers sang a song called John Brown's Body to the tune of The Battle Hymn of the Republic. It is still sung in the US and contains the lines:
约翰·布朗：（1800-59）美国废奴主义者。1859年10月16日，他带领一群支持者在弗吉尼亚州的哈珀斯费里（Harpers Ferry）占领了一座装有军事武器的建筑物。他被捕，被审判并被绞死。在美国内战期间，北方士兵演唱了一首名为《约翰·布朗的尸体》的歌曲，以配合共和国的《战歌》。它仍在美国演唱，并包含以下几行：