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Dangerfield F. Newby (c. 1820 – October 17, 1859), was the oldest of John Brown's raiders, and one of the five black raiders. He died during Brown's raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia .
Dangerfield Newby (ca. 1820–1859), a free mulatto for whose family this crossroads is named, was the first of John Brown’s raiders killed during the attack on Harpers Ferry on October 16, 1859. He was the oldest child of Henry Newby and a slave, Elsey.
Feb 21, 2019 · Newby’s body likewise suffered the indignity of mutilation by vengeful townspeople and animals alike as it lay on the street for more than a day. From his corpse were recovered a set of letters from Harriet, begging Dangerfield to secure her freedom for fear of being sold further south.
Mar 15, 2011 · A former slave, Dangerfield Newby was one of several participants in John Brown’s raid on the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia in October 1859. Newby was the son of his white slave master, Henry Newby, a Scots immigrant, and his slave, Ailsey/ Elsie Pollard.
Apr 21, 2021 · Dangerfield Newby, born enslaved, later emancipated when his white father and enslaved mother moved to the free state of Ohio, had an enduring union and as many as seven children with Harriet, a woman enslaved by a Dr. Lewis Jennings in Prince William County, Virginia.
Oct 13, 2019 · Among them, none may have a more tragic and poignant story than Dangerfield Newby, who joined the raid to secure freedom for, and be reunited with, his enslaved wife and their children.
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Feb 20, 2023 · Forty years after his death, Newby and his fellow raiders’ bodies were disinterred, taken to New York and buried beside John Brown’s body. Now, 164 years after his death, Dangerfield Newby is still remembered.
