John Brown
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John Brown believed that God told him to free the slaves (he was an abolitionist). His raid was known as "bleeding kansas" because he mudered over 200 people.
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Brown's role in the violence in Kansas helped him raise money for his raid on Harpers Ferry in Virginia in 1859. The raid failed, and Brown was executed, becoming a martyr to the abolitionist cause.
John Brown (1800-1859) was convicted of treason and hanged six weeks after his failed raid on a federal arsenal.
The group was led by abolitionist John Brown.
The raid on the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, VA was anti-slavery. It was led by John Brown, the radical abolitionist October 16, 1859.
Few black or white Americans were prepared to join a rebellion led by a fanatical abolitionist.
Few black or white Americans were prepared to join a rebellion led by a fanatical abolitionist.
John Brown
John Brown was the abolitionist who made the raid on Harper's Ferry as part of an attempt to force an end to slavery. Brown and his allies were caught by Col. Robert E. Lee and were hanged.