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 ...

The speech came days after the birthday of the abolitionist John Brown, who was born May 9, 1800, and days before the birthday of the legendary Black leader Malcolm X, who was born May 19, 1925.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to designate abolitionist Owen Brown’s gravesite in Altadena a county historic landmark. Brown was a son of prominent anti ...

Aboard it was his hero, the violent abolitionist John Brown, or his body at least. Brown had been executed days earlier, on Dec. 2, 1859, by the State of Virginia, and now his casket was headed ...

John Brown and many of his followers holed up in the fire engine house awaiting reinforcements by a swarm of "bees"—slaves from the surrounding area. But only a handful showed up. Library of ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On Dec. 2, 1859, a well-known abolitionist was hanged. John Brown was known for his raid on Harpers Ferry. His advance on the town started on the evening of Oct. 16 ...

Spotlight on an original weapon that was used by the supporters of the abolitionist John Brown in his historic raid on Harper’s Ferry in 1859. Question.

Brian Evans, a direct descendant of abolitionist John Brown, and Kevin Douglas Green, a direct descendant of Frederick Douglass, meet for the first time at Venice Island Performing Arts Center in ...

AKRON, Ohio – The Summit County Historical Society will soon host a hike to the John Brown Monument followed by a ceremony that highlights the abolitionist’s life. The event, slated for May 9 ...

Abolitionist John Brown wasn't born in Kansas, but made his mark during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War. Today, 165 years after his execution, Brown's violent acts and influence are ...