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1. www.americanhistorycentral.com › entries › john-brownJohn Brown, Biography, Life, Career, Significance, Abolitionist

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   Apr 21, 2024 · Learn about John Brown, an ardent abolitionist who led a raid on a federal arsenal in 1859 and was hanged for his actions. Explore his early life, business failures, family, and involvement in the Underground Railroad and the Bleeding Kansas conflict.

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2. www.britannica.com › event › Harpers-Ferry-RaidHarpers Ferry Raid | Definition, Date, History, & Facts ...

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   Apr 19, 2024 · Harpers Ferry Raid, assault that took place October 16–18, 1859, by an armed band of abolitionists led by John Brown on the federal armory located at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia). It was a main precipitating incident to the American Civil War.

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   Apr 21, 2024 · Key facts about ardent abolitionist John Brown. At roughly 11 a.m. on December 2, 1859, authorities hanged John Brown for leading a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Image Source: Library of Congress.

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   May 5, 2024 · One of the most famous Americans of his lifetime, John Brown was hanged for his violent attack on the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia).

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     His congregation, for the most part, had tolerated his abolitionist views, but presiding over the funeral of a murderer was too much.

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     2024 Spirit of John Brown Freedom Awardees named

     The 2024 Spirit of John Brown Freedom Awardees — Dr. Dexter Criss, The Fadden Family of Onchiota, and Amy Godine — will be recognized on Saturday, May 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the John Brown Farm, 115 John Brown Road,

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8. www.downtownakron.com › newsitem › john-brown-openJohn Brown Open House & Legacy of Freedom Underground ...

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   May 6, 2024 · The John Brown House is currently open for tours by appointment through the end of May. In June, tours will be held Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Save the date of June 19th for Juneteenth programming.

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   Apr 19, 2024 · abolitionism, (c. 1783–1888), in western Europe and the Americas, the movement chiefly responsible for creating the emotional climate necessary for ending the transatlantic slave trade and chattel slavery.

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    Who was John Brown?

    • Image Source: Library of Congress. John Brown was born on May 9, 1800, in Torrington, a small village in the northwest corner of Connecticut. He was the fourth of eight children in the family of Ruth (Mills) and Owen Brown. Brown’s father was a deeply religious man who opposed slavery.

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    Why was John Brown hanged?

    • 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. At roughly 11 a.m. on December 2, 1859, authorities hanged John Brown for leading a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

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    Where did John Brown live in 1859?

    • John Brown and others inside the engine house of the Harpers Ferry armory just before the U.S. Marines stormed the building, 1859. Rented farmhouse near Harpers Ferry, W.Va. (formerly in Virginia), that served as the headquarters for John Brown and his armed band before they raided a federal armoury in 1859.

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    Why was John Brown a martyr?

    • John Brown raid on Harpers Ferry placed a spotlight on slavery that polarized the nation. Following his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown became a martyr in the North when luminaries such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau extolled his sacrifices for the abolitionist cause.

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11. libguides.ctstatelibrary.org › johnbrownJohn Brown in Connecticut - Resources for studying African ...

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    May 3, 2024 · John Brown is most famous for his armed raid on the U.S. Armory and Arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, but that was just one part of his crusade to abolish slavery. In 1837 he publicly dedicated his life to the end of slavery.