On October 16, Brown set out for Harpers Ferry ... John Brown's statements during his trial reached the nation, inspiring many with his righteous indignation toward slavery. The raid ultimately ...

It's time for a revolution. John Brown has used his funding from the Secret Six to collect guns and begin his guerrilla war against slavery. With the help of his sons, Shields Green, Louis ...

John Brown, seen here c. 1856, led a raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry that propelled the nation closer to civil war. Newscom John Brown and many of his followers waited in a fire engine ...

maps, appends., biblio., index. $16.95 paper. ISBN: 1611215978 John Brown and the Coming of the Civil War John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry amplified North / South tensions and is viewed by many as a ...

These words, which greet visitors entering the John Brown Museum at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia, serve as a reminder of the complicated legacy of the man whose dedication ...

The First Battle of the Civil War? This is a quite good treatment of John Brown’s famous “raid” on Harper’s Ferry (October 16 -18, 1859). Dr. Poland, a retired university professor, opens with a ...

Harper's Weekly Illustration of U.S. Marines attacking the firehouse which John Brown ... October 16, Brown gathered his men together and set out for Harpers Ferry. At first the raid went like ...

In one fateful night, John Brown brought the country closer to Civil War (Video: Meredith Bragg). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Day ...