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John Brown (abolitionist) - Wikipedia John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War
John Brown | History, Harpers Ferry, Slavery, Significance, Facts . . . John Brown was a militant American abolitionist and veteran of Bleeding Kansas whose raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859 and subsequent execution made him an antislavery martyr and was instrumental in heightening sectional animosities that led to the American Civil War
John Brown: Abolitionist, Raid Harpers Ferry - HISTORY John Brown was a leading figure in the abolitionist movement in the pre-Civil War United States Unlike many anti-slavery activists, he was not a pacifist and believed in aggressive action
John Brown - World History Encyclopedia John Brown (1800 to 1859) was a militant abolitionist best known for the part he played in the violence of Bleeding Kansas (1854 to 1859) and his raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia) in October 1859
John Brown, Abolitionist, Insurrectionist - American History Central John Brown was a famous Abolitionist who rose to fame for his willingness to use violence to end slavery He is most well-known for leading a failed insurrection at Harpers Ferry in October 1859, which intensified the sectional dispute over slavery
John Brown - Kansas Historical Society Among the most well-known and controversial figures in Kansas history is John Brown During his time in Kansas Territory, Brown demonstrated his most radical methods to fight the institution of slavery
John Brown - U. S. National Park Service Brown was convinced that a bold strike at the heart of slavery would do more than fighting slavery on the plains of Kansas He laid the groundwork for his final campaign at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia)
John Brown - NATIONAL ABOLITION HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM The racist reaction of local Ohio residents convinced him that only force could succeed in overcoming such intense prejudice John Brown grew to admire the nationally known abolitionist congressmen John Quincy Adams and Joshua Giddings, as well as the antislavery Liberty Party
John Brown Biography | American Battlefield Trust In response to the sacking of Lawrence, Kansas, John Brown led a small band of men to Pottawatomie Creek on May 24, 1856 The men dragged five unarmed men and boys, believed to be slavery proponents, from their homes and brutally murdered them