16 oct 1859 año - John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry

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John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was an effort by abolitionist John Brown to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry significantly contributed to the Civil War by further polarizing the North and South, intensifying the debate on slavery, and making any potential compromise between the regions nearly impossible.

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