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On the night of October 16, 1859, Heyward Shepherd, an industrious and respected Colored freeman employed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, was mortally wounded by John Brown's raiders while carrying out his duties, becoming the first victim of the attempted insurrection. He was presented as exemplifying the character and faithfulness of thousands of Negroes who, amid many temptations during the subsequent years of war, conducted themselves so that no stain was left upon a record regarded as a peculiar heritage of the American people and an everlasting tribute to the best of both races.
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