The American Minervan

Tag: Abolitionism

  • Civic Republicanism in the Haitian Revolution: Toussaint Louverture and His Influence on John Brown

    Civic Republicanism in the Haitian Revolution: Toussaint Louverture and His Influence on John Brown

    There is nothing I write about unconnected or unrelated to my life and studies in my personal life. Within the digital space of my work, I am working on, e.g., a comparative analysis between John Brown, Giuseppi Mazzini, Henry Steel Olcott and Helena P. Blavatsky on the approach, strategy and issues (even flaws) of adherence…

  • The Conflicted Albert Pike, and a Wounded Union: Early Years 1830s to 1880s

    The Conflicted Albert Pike, and a Wounded Union: Early Years 1830s to 1880s

    INTRODUCTION: ECLECTIC MASONIC PHILOSOPHER IN CONFLICT Albert Pike’s editorial career exhibits a philosopher highly in conflict with himself, and I hope his inner conflicts alongside his philosophical legacy may provide us the chance for reflection about similar men of our day. People fixate on Albert Pike’s pro-slavery stance (and often exaggerate or distort it) for…