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Historical reenactment: John Brown lives again in Thoreau’s Words

November 2nd, 2009, by Elizabeth Watts Pope

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This one’s for the history geeks among us (and I include myself in this): You will not want to miss a truly unique historical reenactment taking place tomorrow night Defending John Brown: Henry David Thoreau and Worcester’s Reform Tradition on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. at Mechanics’ Hall, Main Street, Worcester.Witness Henry David [...]


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