John Brown
The raid on the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, VA was anti-slavery. It was led by John Brown, the radical abolitionist October 16, 1859.
The raid on Harper's Ferry started on the night of October 16,1859.
The attack on Harpers Ferry was by abolitionist John Brown. He wanted to gather arms and recruit slaves for a massive uprising. The raid was a terrible failure.
John Brown believed that God told him to free the slaves (he was an abolitionist). His raid was known as "bleeding kansas" because he mudered over 200 people.
Harper's Ferry, Virginia. 1859.
The raid on the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, VA was anti-slavery. It was led by John Brown, the radical abolitionist October 16, 1859.
John Brown was the leader of the raid and he wanted to create a colony for runaway slaves and to do this he needed weapons. Which led to the Harpers Ferry Raid.
On October 16,1859 in Harpers Ferry, Virginia
John Brown (abolitionist / revolutionary) was born in 1800. He was hanged in 1859, after the disastrous raid on Harpers Ferry.
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Abolitionist John Brown purchased a farm house in Maryland and made it his base of operations for his planned raid on Harpers Ferry. He used the alias of Issac Smith when he bought the farmhouse. His personal records indicated that he was financed by abolitionists in New England.
John Brown
Brown's role in the violence in Kansas helped him raise money for his raid on Harpers Ferry in Virginia in 1859. The raid failed, and Brown was executed, becoming a martyr to the abolitionist cause.
The raid on Harper's Ferry started on the night of October 16,1859.