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: “John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave,But his soul goes marching on.”
(1800-59) 一位美国废奴主义者(= 反对奴隶制的人)。 1859 年 10 月 16 日,他带领一群支持者占领了弗吉尼亚州哈珀斯费里的一座装有军事武器的建筑。他被抓获、受审并被绞死。美国内战期间,北方士兵根据《共和国战歌》的曲调演唱了一首名为《约翰·布朗的身体》的歌曲。这首歌至今仍在美国传唱,其中包含以下歌词:“约翰·布朗的尸体在坟墓里腐烂,但他的灵魂仍在前行。”