John Brown was a man of action -- a man who would not be deterred from his mission of abolishing slavery. On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry ...

John brown dedicated his life to the abolition of slavery; ... Brown was found guilty of murder, treason, and of inciting slave insurrection. On Dec. 2, 1859, he was hanged.

Abolitionist John Brown wasn't born in Kansas, but made his mark during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War. Today, 165 years after his execution, Brown's violent acts and influence are ...

RICHMOND TOWNSHIP — John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave, ... In 1859, Brown led 21 men in a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

No. 22 John Brown was found “Guilty of treason and murder in the 1st degree” and was hanged in Charles Town, Virginia on December 2, 1859. African American Museum. Click to open image viewer. CC0 ...

Capture of John Brown in the engine house, Harpers Ferry, Virginia, USA, 1859 (c1880). Brown (1800-1859) believed that armed insurrection was the only way to end slavery in the United States.

John Brown's Speech. Share full article. Nov. 3, 1859. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from November 3, 1859, Page 4 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

THE SOUTH AND JOHN BROWN.; ... Dec. 7, 1859. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from December 7, 1859, Page 1 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

He was executed in 1859 in Virginia, but his body was buried at his Adirondack home, now the John Brown Farm State Historic Site just outside the village of Lake Placid.

John Brown was a man of action -- a man who would not be deterred from his mission of abolishing slavery. On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry ...