John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave, according to the old folk song popularized during the Civil War, but for ...

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 ...

On Dec. 2, 1859, a well-known abolitionist was hung. John Brown was known for his raid on Harpers Ferry. His advance on the town started on the evening of Oct. 16, 1859, when he captured two slave ...

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.

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 ...

John Brown’s Holy War” will screen at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Adirondack History Museum Film Series. Admission is free.

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 ...

The abolitionist who backed John Brown is the focus of May 19 lecture. Janis Reeser, reporter assisted by AI. Fri, May 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM UTC. 1 min read.

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.

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 ...

LAKE PLACID — A student raised his hand during an assembly at the local high school Friday and told Kevin Bales, president of Free the Slaves in Washington, D.C., what he knew about 19th-century ...