150 years ago Wednesday, John Brown was executed for crimes against his country. Now the federal government is honoring him with portraits in the National Archive. 150 years ago Wednesday, John Brown ...

By using quotes from period newspapers and letters, Mr. Frye set the stage for the nation's divided sentiments heading into the election of 1860, which was won by Abraham Lincoln. "Did John Brown ...

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 ...

Last Sunday was the 163rd anniversary of John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry, which for me was an excuse to flip through W.E.B. Du Bois’s 1909 biography of Brown for the first time in years.