December 2, 1859
John Brown (abolitionist / revolutionary) was born in 1800. He was hanged in 1859, after the disastrous raid on Harpers Ferry.
John Brown was an abolitionist who led a raid on an arsenal at Harper's Ferry, WV. He was tried and hanged for treason.
The famous raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry took place in the state of Virginia. It was perpetrated by John Brown and his gang. Several, including Brown, were hanged for it.
Harpers Ferry is in West Virginia.
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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.
In 1859, abolitionist John Brown raided the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, VA. He called for a slave revolt. As a result of this insurrection, he was hanged two months later. The North hailed him as a hero and the South thought him a disgrace.
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