John Anthony Copeland, Jr.
(1834-1859)
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John Anthony Copeland Jr. (1834–1859) was born a free black in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1843 when he was a child, his family moved north to Oberlin, Ohio, where he later attended Oberlin College. He became involved in abolitionist and antislavery activities, and participated in the successful Oberlin-Wellington Rescue. Copeland joined John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, was captured, convicted of murder and conspiracy to incite slaves to rebellion, and hanged on December 16, 1859. There were 1,600 spectators.
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1834 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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1859 (aged 24) Harper's Ferry, Virginia
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