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The so-called Secret Six, or the Secret Committee of Six, were a group of men who secretly funded the 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry by abolitionist John Brown. Sometimes described as "wealthy," this was true of only two.
The Secret Six is the name of three different fictional comic book teams in the DC Comics Universe, plus an alternate universe's fourth team. Each team has had six members, led by a mysterious figure named Mockingbird, whom the characters assume to be one of the other five members.
The Secret Six is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film starring Wallace Beery as "Slaughterhouse Scorpio", a character very loosely based on Al Capone, and featuring Lewis Stone, John Mack Brown, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Marjorie Rambeau and Ralph Bellamy.
The Secret 6: Directed by George W. Hill. With Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Johnny Mack Brown, Jean Harlow. After rising bootlegger Slaughterhouse Scorpio eliminates his gangland competition, two reporters and a cabal of six businessmen work to expose him.
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- George W. Hill
- 1931-04-18
Feb 6, 2019 · The Secret Six were a group of northeastern abolitionists who provided money and support for John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Learn about their backgrounds, actions, and the controversy they faced after the failed uprising.
In the early summer of 1859, John Brown returned to Boston to discuss support and gather advice from the members of the Secret Six, who agreed to finance his operations without total disclosure of his plans or intentions.
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One by one, John Brown drew a small, select group of radical abolitionists, six men in all, who agreed to fund his ongoing fight against slavery.
