aug 14, 1859 - 1859: John Brown’s Harper Ferry Raid John Brown was an abolitionist on the violent side of the spectrum. Brown armed himself and 21 others by raiding the military fort at Harper's Ferry in attempt to advocate for immediate emancipation. Brown has a violent history as a abolitionist, as he committed the Pottawatomie Massacre 3 years prior in Kentucky.
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Date:
aug 14, 1859
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~ 164 years ago
