Brown, the son of John Brown—one of America’s most prominent abolitionist leaders—was the last surviving member of the 1859 Harpers Ferry raid, a failed slave uprising led by his father that ...
John Brown, and a ragtag group of 21 called “God’s Army” to raid the U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Va., in October 1859. The effort was an attempt to provoke a slave revolt in the Southern ...
Brown, the son of John Brown—one of America’s most prominent abolitionist leaders—was the last surviving member of the 1859 Harpers Ferry raid, a failed slave uprising led by his father that is widely ...
John Brown was known for his raid on Harpers Ferry. His advance on the town started on the evening of Oct. 16, 1859, when he captured two slave owners and freed all of their slaves. The events ...
John Brown was a man of action -- a man who would not be deterred from his mission of abolishing slavery. On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry ...
Late in the evening of May 24, 1856, abolitionist John Brown, five of his sons, and three other Free State compatriots ...
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On This Day: 165 years after abolitionist John Brown’s hangingOn Dec. 2, 1859, a well-known abolitionist was hung. John Brown was known for his raid on Harpers Ferry. His advance on the town started on the evening of Oct. 16, 1859, when he captured two slave ...
In one fateful night, John Brown brought the country closer to Civil War (Video: Meredith Bragg). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Day ...
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