RICHMOND TOWNSHIP — John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave, according to the old folk song popularized during the Civil War, but for most early 21st-century Americans, it’s more ...

Radical abolitionist John Brown (1800–1859) fought and died for the emancipation of enslaved people. His life as an antislavery advocate and armed insurrectionist who was tried, convicted, and hanged ...

John Brown’s Holy War” will screen at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Adirondack History Museum Film Series. Admission is free. This is a documentary that explores the life, ideology and crusade of ...

ELIZABETHTOWN — “John Brown’s Holy War” will screen at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Adirondack History Museum Film Series. Admission is free.

While most prominent gun groups lean far right, Lilith Kievskaya and her John Brown Gun Club have appointed themselves ...

Biden removed the names of Confederate generals from nine Army installations. Trump has restored those Confederate names, but ...

Works from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts illustrate a nation's uneasy progress through the lens of one of the ...

That got me thinking that Thoreau should be the fourth instalment of my Historical Heroes series wherein I take admirable ...

Teachers, students, parents and members of the community took part in the fifth annual Teach Truth Day of Action Saturday at Salem’s Waterworth Memorial Park. About 30 participants stood against ...

This is old Hawaii at its very best. Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia The site of John Brown’s raid in 1859 — a pivotal event in the fight against slavery, Harper’s Ferry is a small hamlet located at the ...

From the beauty of the state parks to the thrill of Camden Park, West Virginians all had something to celebrate during the state’s 162nd birthday celebration Friday. A few hundred people attended the ...

On October 19, 1859, Thoreau heard the news of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. While most in the North were quick to condemn Brown, Thoreau spoke in his defense.