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	{{Infobox ~~person~~\|name=Newton Knight\|birth_date=November 10, 1829\|death_date=February 16, 1922\|nationality=Statesian\|birth_place=Jones County, Mississippi, [[United States of America\|United States]]\|death_place=Jasper County, Mississippi, United States\|image=Newton Knight.png}}		{{Infobox politician\|name=Newton Knight\|birth_date=November 10, 1829\|death_date=February 16, 1922 (aged 92)\|nationality=Statesian\|political_party=[[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican]]\|birth_place=Jones County, [[Mississippi]], [[United States of America\|United States]]\|death_place=Jasper County, Mississippi, United States\|image=Newton Knight.png}}

	'''Newton Knight''' was a white abolitionist who led a guerrilla movement against the [[Confederate States of America (1861–1865)\|Confederacy]] during the [[Statesian Civil War]].		'''Newton Knight''' was a white abolitionist who led a guerrilla movement against the [[Confederate States of America (1861–1865)\|Confederacy]] during the [[Statesian Civil War]].

	== Civil War ==		== Civil War ==
	Knight joined the Confederate army after Mississippi seceded from the USA but soon deserted and hid in a swamp with runaway [[Slavery\|slaves]]. Confederate forces captured him and put him back into the army, where he soon deserted again.		Knight joined the Confederate army after Mississippi seceded from the USA but soon deserted and hid in a swamp with runaway [[Slavery\|slaves]]. Confederate forces captured him and put him back into the army, where he soon deserted again.<ref name=":0" />

	After deserting for the second time, Knight joined a group of about 200 deserters, who elected him as their captain. They declared independence from the Confederacy and founded the [[Free State of Jones (1863–1865)\|Free State of Jones]]. The group raided Confederate supply convoys, gave food to poor families, and helped free slaves.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Paul Wilcox\|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]\|title=Newton Knight – abolitionist guerilla leader in Mississippi A hidden history of the anti-slavery struggle\|date=2017-01-04\|url=https://liberationschool.org/newton-knight-abolitionist-guerilla-leader-in-mississippi-a-hidden-history-of-the-anti-slavery-struggle/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024095957/https://liberationschool.org/newton-knight-abolitionist-guerilla-leader-in-mississippi-a-hidden-history-of-the-anti-slavery-struggle/\|archive-date=2021-10-24\|retrieved=2022-10-08}}</ref>		After deserting for the second time, Knight joined a group of about 200 deserters, who elected him as their captain. They declared independence from the Confederacy and founded the [[Free State of Jones (1863–1865)\|Free State of Jones]]. The group raided Confederate supply convoys, gave food to poor families, and helped free slaves.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=Paul Wilcox\|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]\|title=Newton Knight – abolitionist guerilla leader in Mississippi A hidden history of the anti-slavery struggle\|date=2017-01-04\|url=https://liberationschool.org/newton-knight-abolitionist-guerilla-leader-in-mississippi-a-hidden-history-of-the-anti-slavery-struggle/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024095957/https://liberationschool.org/newton-knight-abolitionist-guerilla-leader-in-mississippi-a-hidden-history-of-the-anti-slavery-struggle/\|archive-date=2021-10-24\|retrieved=2022-10-08}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	== References ==		== References ==

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			[[Category:1829 births]]
			[[Category:1922 deaths]]
			[[Category:Abolitionists]]
			[[Category:Members of the Republican Party (United States)]]

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	After deserting for the second time, Knight joined a group of about 200 deserters, who elected him as their captain. They declared independence from the Confederacy and founded the [[Free State of Jones (1863–1865)\|Free State of Jones]]. The group raided Confederate supply convoys, gave food to poor families, and helped free slaves.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Paul Wilcox\|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]\|title=Newton Knight – abolitionist guerilla leader in Mississippi A hidden history of the anti-slavery struggle\|date=2017-01-04\|url=https://liberationschool.org/newton-knight-abolitionist-guerilla-leader-in-mississippi-a-hidden-history-of-the-anti-slavery-struggle/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024095957/https://liberationschool.org/newton-knight-abolitionist-guerilla-leader-in-mississippi-a-hidden-history-of-the-anti-slavery-struggle/\|archive-date=2021-10-24\|retrieved=2022-10-08}}</ref>		After deserting for the second time, Knight joined a group of about 200 deserters, who elected him as their captain. They declared independence from the Confederacy and founded the [[Free State of Jones (1863–1865)\|Free State of Jones]]. The group raided Confederate supply convoys, gave food to poor families, and helped free slaves.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Paul Wilcox\|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]\|title=Newton Knight – abolitionist guerilla leader in Mississippi A hidden history of the anti-slavery struggle\|date=2017-01-04\|url=https://liberationschool.org/newton-knight-abolitionist-guerilla-leader-in-mississippi-a-hidden-history-of-the-anti-slavery-struggle/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024095957/https://liberationschool.org/newton-knight-abolitionist-guerilla-leader-in-mississippi-a-hidden-history-of-the-anti-slavery-struggle/\|archive-date=2021-10-24\|retrieved=2022-10-08}}</ref>

			== See also ==

			* [[John Brown]]
			* [[Joseph Weydemeyer]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{Infobox person|name=Newton Knight|birth_date=November 10, 1829|death_date=February 16, 1922|nationality=Statesian|birth_place=Jones County, Mississippi, [[United States of America|United States]]|death_place=Jasper County, Mississippi, United States|image=Newton Knight.png}}

'''Newton Knight''' was a white abolitionist who led a guerrilla movement against the [[Confederate States of America (1861–1865)|Confederacy]] during the [[Statesian Civil War]].

== Civil War ==
Knight joined the Confederate army after Mississippi seceded from the USA but soon deserted and hid in a swamp with runaway [[Slavery|slaves]]. Confederate forces captured him and put him back into the army, where he soon deserted again.

After deserting for the second time, Knight joined a group of about 200 deserters, who elected him as their captain. They declared independence from the Confederacy and founded the [[Free State of Jones (1863–1865)|Free State of Jones]]. The group raided Confederate supply convoys, gave food to poor families, and helped free slaves.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Paul Wilcox|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Newton Knight – abolitionist guerilla leader in Mississippi A hidden history of the anti-slavery struggle|date=2017-01-04|url=https://liberationschool.org/newton-knight-abolitionist-guerilla-leader-in-mississippi-a-hidden-history-of-the-anti-slavery-struggle/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024095957/https://liberationschool.org/newton-knight-abolitionist-guerilla-leader-in-mississippi-a-hidden-history-of-the-anti-slavery-struggle/|archive-date=2021-10-24|retrieved=2022-10-08}}</ref>

== References ==