Armed conflict
The Harpers Ferry raid showed how close the nation was to going to war over slavery.
Slavery should be abolished
He hoped to inspire a revolution that would end slavery.
Harpers Ferry is in West Virginia where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers join.
John Brown
The Harpers Ferry raid showed how close the nation was to going to war over slavery.
John Brown
Slavery should be abolished
John Brown caused The Raid on Harper's Ferry because he was agenst slavery
...that slavery should not be abolish
Harpers Ferry, Virginia
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 man who attempted to end slavery in 1859 with his raid on Harpers Ferry. He believed in using armed insurrection to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States. Brown's actions at Harpers Ferry ultimately failed, but he became a symbol of the anti-slavery movement.
The address of the Bolivar-Harpers Ferry Public Library is: 151 Polk Street, Harpers Ferry, 25425 9870
John Brown
The address of the Harpers Ferry Historical Association is: Po Box 197, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-0197
Harpers Ferry is located in West Virginia.