Coppock, an abolitionist and participant in John Brown’s anti-slavery raid of 1859, was born in Columbiana County near Salem. ... what your religion is, ...

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

Since 1966, the John Brown Jamboree has been a staple celebration in rural Osawatomie. The family-friendly event pays homage to one of Osawatomie's founding fathers, a pre-Civil War abolitionist.

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 worked not simply for Black men—he worked with them; and he was a companion of their daily life, knew their faults and virtues, and felt, as few white Americans have felt, the bitter ...

Radical abolitionist John Brown (1800–1859) fought and died for the emancipation of enslaved people. His life as an antislavery advocate and armed insurrectionist who was tried, convicted, and hanged ...

Episode six of the eight-part “Kevin Costner’s The West” documentary is called “Bleeding Kansas.” “Kevin Costner’s The West” airs at 9 p.m. Monday, June 16, on the History Channel ...

Episode six of the eight-part “Kevin Costner’s The West” documentary is called “Bleeding Kansas.” “Kevin Costner’s The West” airs at 9 p.m. Monday, June 16, on the History Channel.