The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
To start a slave revolt.
The arsenal provided additional ammunition for raids in Kansas.
He hoped to inspire a revolution that would end slavery.
The attack against Harpers Ferry was led by abolitionist John Brown in October 1859. He aimed to initiate an armed slave revolt by seizing the federal arsenal located there. Brown's raid ultimately failed, leading to his capture and subsequent execution, but it intensified national tensions over slavery and contributed to the onset of the Civil War.
The first attack which was at the start of the war was when Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland. World War 2 began in 1939. This caused the war after a couple of years of building up tension between the allies and the Nazis.
The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
The South identified Abolitionism with violent revolution.
After being declared official ambassador of Rock & Roll, James Brown's wailing vocal attack on Harpers Ferry was greeted with jubalation in both North and South. John Brown's attack and its effect on the tension between North and South is another story.
Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry, Virginia
The Battle of Harpers Ferry started on September 12th 1862. The Battle of Harpers Ferry ended on September 15th 1862.
John Brown
To start a slave revolt.
For the most part most Americans, both North and South, saw the Brown slave revolution as being radical and dangerous. Brown was a martyr to radical abolitionists, but for most Americans, Brown's violence was madness.
For the most part most Americans, both North and South, saw the Brown slave revolution as being radical and dangerous. Brown was a martyr to radical abolitionists, but for most Americans, Brown's violence was madness.