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 ...

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

"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 ...

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NMAH copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. In this book the author tells the tale of the daring insurrection that put America on the path to bloody war. Plotted in secret, launched in the ...

Brown's mantle has been claimed by figures as diverse as Malcolm X, Timothy McVeigh, Socialist leader Eugene Debs and abortion protesters espousing violence. "Americans do not deliberate about John ...

Historian Roger Swartz will explore rescue efforts after John Brown’s 1859 raid at a free Keedysville Historical Society ...

It's time for a revolution. John Brown has used his funding from the Secret Six to collect guns and begin his guerrilla war against slavery. With the help of his sons, Shields Green, Louis Sheridan ...

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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 ...

It's time for a revolution. John Brown has used his funding from the Secret Six to collect guns and begin his guerrilla war against slavery. With the help of his sons, Shields Green, Louis Sheridan ...