John Henry Brown

Historian, Military Person

1820 – 1895

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Who was John Henry Brown?

John Henry Brown was an American historian, journalist, author, military leader, and a politician who served as a state legislator and as mayor of both Dallas and Galveston, Texas. Brown was among the first to publish scholarly histories of the state of Texas and the city of Dallas. In recent decades, Brown has been the subject of significant criticism as researchers and the media have revealed a strong and consistent theme in his writing and speeches of rhetoric bigoted against African Americans and those who advocated their rights.

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Born
Oct 29, 1820
Pike County
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
May 31, 1895

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on July 23, 2013

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