Questions

1. Why did Brown address and deny the charges that he was “insane” rather than using insanity as a defense?

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   Questions: - Why did Brown address and deny the charges that he was “insane” rather than using insanity as a defense?
2. What arguments claiming that Brown was mentally unbalanced does Robert E. McGlone discuss?

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   Questions: - What arguments claiming that Brown was mentally unbalanced does Robert E. McGlone discuss?
3. How does he address and refute these?

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   Questions: - How does he address and refute these?
4. How effective do you find prominent African Americans’ testimony as evidence to establish Brown’s sanity?

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   Questions: - How effective do you find prominent African Americans’ testimony as evidence to establish Brown’s sanity?
5. What are the “rival biographical traditions” (par. 15) historian Stephen B. Oates attempts to correct? How does his interpretation seek to “bridge” them?

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   Questions: - What are the “rival biographical traditions” (par. 15) historian Stephen B. Oates attempts to correct? How does his interpretation seek to “bridge” them?