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 ...

John Brown's obsession with ending slavery cast him as an abolitionist hero. In 1856, provoked by a bloody attack on Kansas settlers by “border ruffians,” Brown led a raid at Pottawatomie ...

To accept slavery as the cause of the Civil War dictates setting the conflict within a longer trajectory of violence, one that starts at least with John Brown rather than Fort Sumter. Higginson ...

offers an immersive experience of the Civil War era. Visitors are greeted at a replica of John Brown's engine house and can explore various buildings, including a gift shop and a detailed ...

Pp. xxvi, 166. Illus., 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 ...

Their conversation has been edited for space and clarity. David EscobarCelebrating civil rights and freedom on John Brown Day MARTHA SWAN: John Brown, first of all, was a white man, and a lot of ...