The novelist and screenwriter works in a mode he calls “urban panorama”—a sociologically rich depiction of the tensions of ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

John Brown symbolizes militant resistance to slavery, moral conviction, and martyrdom for the abolitionist cause, inspiring both strength and controversy in American history.

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

ELIZABETHTOWN — “John Brown’s Holy War” will screen at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Adirondack History Museum Film Series. Admission is free. This is a documentary that explores the life ...

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.

"Abolitionist John Brown arrives with his sons to fight for the future of freedom in the West — and the bloody consequences risk pulling the entire nation into a civil war." ...

Well-known abolitionist John Brown even lived just outside of West Branch for two years before the Civil War started.

A volunteer searching the archives of the American Baptist in Massachusetts has found a nearly 180-year-old document shedding ...

Rangers say the SFA "will be watched closely" after a fine of £3,000 was imposed following a remark made by John Brown on club media.

That title might belong to any of several figures, including abolitionist John Brown and John J. Crittenden, a U.S. senator from Kentucky who, despite owning slaves, defied sentiment in his home ...