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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.
Civil War | Biography. John Brown. Title Radical Abolitionist. Date of Birth - Death May 9, 1800 - December 2, 1859. Born in Torrington, Connecticut, John Brown belonged to a devout family with extreme anti-slavery views. He married twice and fathered twenty children.
Apr 19, 2024 · October 16, 1859 - October 18, 1859. Location: Harpers Ferry. United States. West Virginia. Context: American Civil War. Key People: John Brown. On the Web: National Park Service - John Brown's Raid (Apr. 19, 2024) See how abolitionists attempted to raid weapons from Harpers Ferry to lead a slave uprising.
Apr 21, 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.
John Brown, (born May 9, 1800, Torrington, Conn., U.S.—died Dec. 2, 1859, Charles Town, Va.), U.S. abolitionist. He grew up in Ohio, where his mother died insane when he was eight. He moved around the country working in various trades and raised a large family of 20 children.
October 2009. John Brown and many of his followers holed up in the fire engine house awaiting reinforcements by a swarm of "bees"—slaves from the surrounding area. But only a handful showed up....
May 16, 2023 · A Look Back at John Brown. Spring 2011, Vol. 43, No. 1. By Paul Finkelman. Enlarge. For Southerners, Brown was the embodiment of all their fear—a white man willing to die to end slavery. For many Northerners, he was a prophet of righteousness. (111-BA-1101)
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