THE SOUL OF JOHN BROWN [Illustration: LOGO] THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK · BOSTON · CHICAGO · DALLAS ATLANTA · SAN FRANCISCO MACMILLAN & CO., LIMITED LONDON · BOMBAY · CALCUTTA MELBOURNE THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, LTD. TORONTO THE SOUL OF JOHN BROWN BY STEPHEN GRAHAM New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1920 _All Rights Reserved_ COPYRIGHT, 1920, By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1920. CONTENTS Chapter Page I Thoughts on Slavery 3 II In Virginia 22 III Orators and Actors, Preachers and Singers 70 IV In Tennessee 97 V Marching Through Georgia 119 VI Tramping to the Sea 152 VII After the War: the Vote 182 VIII In Alabama: Color and Color Prejudice 195 IX The Southern Point of View 211 X Exodus 232 XI In North Florida and New Orleans 240 XII The New Negro Mind 263 XIII Negro Leadership 282 XIV The World Aspect 291 XV Up the Mississippi 309 XVI At Vicksburg 328 The Negro slaves were released in 1863. They and their children number twelve millions out of a total of a hundred millions of all races blending in America. Where do the children of the slaves stand to-day? I THOUGHTS ON SLAVERY