1 jan 1859 ano - John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

Descrição:

- John Brown was a well established anti-slavery radical, with a past of taking violence against pro-slavery opponents
- Led his followers to seize a federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry (VA), hoping to start a rebellion
- He was hanged for the raid, and so many Northern abolitionists viewed him as a martyr
- The raid confirmed Southerner's worst fears of abolitionists trying to start a mass slave insurrection