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John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement in the decades preceding the Civil War.
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NOTE: from the Rev War profiles, this may be two different people, May now require more Research. 1. Created: 2002-03-27 23:23:55.3, Updated: 2005-01-06 08:49:36.0, By: sjohnson 1) County: WASHINGTON CO. - State: NORTH CAROLINA 2. Created: 2005-01-13 09:34:36.0, Updated: 2005-01-13 09:34:36.0, By: TJACKINO 1) City: UPPER PART OF POTOMACK HUNDRED - ...
Source: #S101Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Absalom Billoat BrownSource: #S101Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John BrownSource: #S101Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Mary Polly BrownSource: #S101Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Absalom Billoat BrownWikiTree profile Brown-12154 created through the import of wikidalemarionbrown.ged on Feb 20, 2012 by Jenny Redo. See the Changes pagefor the details of edits by Jenny and others.
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- October 19, 1822
- Alice Nodding, Martha (Elkins) Brown
Between the Revolution and the Civil War, three dramatic events in Virginia focused America’s attention on the problem of slavery. Gabriel’s Conspiracy in 1800, Nat Turner’s Rebellion in Southampton County in 1831, and John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 deeply shocked white southerners and provided confirmation for those who argued that slavery was incompatible with American ...
Jun 19, 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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Oct 18, 2009 · They are descendents of the brothers of John Anthony Copeland, a young man from Oberlin, Ohio, who accompanied Brown to Harpers Ferry in the fall of 1859.
Oct 27, 2009 · 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...
When the abolitionist John Brown seized the largest Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in October of 1859, he forced the citizens of the United States to reconsider the immorality of the institution of slavery and the injustices enforced by the government. The raid on Harpers Ferry and the resulting execution of Brown was a major ...
