A figure who has polarized political opinion from the Civil War to today. [See learning resources here.](https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/hovenden-john-brown-2/) Thomas Hovenden, _The Last Moments of John Brown_ , c. 1884, oil on canvas, 117.2 x 96.8 cm (de Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco), a Seeing America video Speakers: Dr. Lauren Palmor, Assistant Curator of Amer
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