BALDWIN CITY — Abolitionist John Brown knew enough about military strategy to know better than to attack an enemy in broad daylight. So, he and his men waited until dark on June 1, 1856, to ...

Over the past 160 years, abolitionist John Brown has been called a hero, a madman, a martyr, and a terrorist. Now Showtime is exploring his legacy with an adaption of James McBride’s 'The Good ...

John Brown was a man of action -- a man who would not be deterred from his mission of abolishing slavery. On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry ...

John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights By David S. Reynolds Knopf, 578 pages, $35 In May 1863, the soldiers of the African-American ...

The Brown siblings were often visited by locals in Pasadena and admired for their abolitionist work. In 1889, Owen Brown died of pneumonia and his funeral was reported to have been attended by ...

Abolitionist John Brown's Trial. Author and Historian Dennis Frye talks about the trial of John Brown after his arrest at Harper's Ferry. Description.

The recent release of “The Good Lord Bird,” a TV mini-series on Showtime portraying abolitionist John Brown, has resulted in renewed interest in the life and motivations of the man whose ill ...

Abolitionist John Brown commemorated. December 2, 2009. 150 years ago Wednesday, John Brown was executed for crimes against his country. Now the federal government is honoring him with portraits in ...

John Brown was a radical white abolitionist who led a predawn raid of 21 fighters on Oct. 17, 1859, on Harpers Ferry, Va., that included capturing prominent citizens and seizing a federal ...

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Actor Ethan Hawke is bringing abolitionist John Brown's story to life. Hawke stars in Showtime's limited series "The Good Lord Bird," which premieres Sunday.