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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 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
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 - 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)
Timeline of John Browns Life | American Experience | PBS A Virginia jury finds John Brown guilty of murder, treason, and inciting a slave insurrection after a week of trial and forty-five minutes of deliberation December 2 : John Brown is hanged
10 John Brown Accomplishments and Achievements John Brown (1800-1859) was an American abolitionist who played a significant role in the fight against slavery in the mid-19th century Born in Connecticut, Brown dedicated his life to ending slavery and became known for his militant approach
John Brown - National Museum of American History Brown was hanged, along with six other conspirators In death he became a martyr for abolitionists “I am worth inconceivably more to hang,” he said, “than for any other purpose ”