Laurita and Lauren explore Harpers Ferry's influential role in American history. During their trip to Harpers Ferry, Laurita and Lauren explore the town's influential role in American history. On ...

Oct. 10—Experience John Brown's Raid through the stories of U.S. Marines, townspeople, formerly enslaved men and women and John Brown himself on Oct. 15 and 16 at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Join ...

OurStoryBridge brings more tales of the Adirondacks, this week with a story from a descendent of an ally to John Brown.

Harper's Weekly Illustration of U.S. Marines attacking the firehouse which John Brown used as a fort during his raid on Harper's Ferry. PD By the summer of 1859, Brown had finalized his plans. His ...

Many say the first battle of the Civil War was in South Carolina at Fort Sumter in April of 1861. But two years earlier — in what was then Harpers Ferry, Virginia — a rebellion led by 59-year-old John ...

Image source: Wikipedia Harper’s Ferry Day – There’s some serious (well, more serious than usual) pig roasting action going down at John Brown Smokehouse tonight. They are honoring “one of the most ...

El Dorado Hills, Savas Beatie, 2023. Pp. xxvi, 166. Illus., maps, appends., biblio., index. $16.95 paper. ISBN: 1611215978 John Brown and the Coming of the Civil War John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry ...

"When John Brown led twenty-one men in an attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry on October 16, 1859, he envisioned a biblical uprising of millions of armed bondsmen, thus ridding the nation ...

Editor’s note: For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown and his team launched a raid on a federal armory located in Harpers Ferry which was located in the state ...

2009-11-08T14:57:01-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/c26/20091108145841003.jpgClip: John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry Clip: John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry ...