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9 de may. de 2024 · John Brown, 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.
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As an abolitionist , John Brown wanted to end slavery in the...
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19 de abr. de 2024 · Harpers Ferry Raid, (October 16–18, 1859), assault by an armed band of abolitionists led by John Brown on the federal armoury located at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia). It was a main precipitating incident to the American Civil War.
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21 de abr. de 2024 · May 9, 1800–December 2, 1859. John Brown was an ardent abolitionist whose raid on the federal arsenal in October 1859 intensified the sectional dispute over slavery in the United States and hastened the nation toward civil war.
- Harry Searles
21 de abr. de 2024 · On Monday, October 30, 1859, John Brown’s jury deliberated only forty-five minutes before finding him guilty on all counts. On Wednesday, November 2, 1859, Circuit Judge Richard Parker sentenced John Brown to be publicly hanged on December 2, 1859. John Brown was hanged for his raid on Harpers Ferry at roughly 11 a.m. on December 2, 1859.
- Harry Searles
9 de may. de 2024 · In the history books, Brown is most associated with the armed raid on the U.S. Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia in 1859, for which he was convicted as a traitor and hung, but a visit to his...
23 de abr. de 2024 · Three days after the Sack of Lawrence, an antislavery band led by John Brown retaliated in the Pottawatomie Massacre. After the attack Brown’s name evoked fear and rage in slavery apologists in Kansas.
3 de may. de 2024 · History & Genealogy. Resources for studying African-American Heritage at the CT State Library. John Brown in Connecticut. While usually associated with Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, John Brown has strong Connecticut connections. Youth. John Brown was born May 9, 1800 in West Torringford (now Torrington) to Owen and Ruth (Mills) Brown.
