An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville
By Reza Aslan
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Little known in America but venerated as a martyr in Iran, Howard Baskerville was a twenty-two-year-old Christian missionary from South Dakota who traveled to Persia (modern-day Iran) in 1907 for a two-year stint teaching English and preaching the gospel. He arrived in the midst of a democratic revolution?the first of its kind in the Middle East?led by a group of brilliant young firebrands committed to transforming their country into a fully self-determining, constitutional monarchy, one with free elections and an independent parliament.The Persian students Baskerville educated in English in turn educated him about their struggle for democracy, ultimately inspiring him to leave his teaching post and join them in their fight against a tyrannical shah and his British and Russian backers. ?The only difference between me and these people is the place of my birth," Baskerville declared, ?and that is not a big difference.?In 1909, Baskerville was killed in battle alongside his students,
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