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 ...

West Branch graduate Melissa Carchedi will discuss Winona natives who took part in John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.

On October 16, 1859, John Brown led 21 men on an assault at Harpers Ferry -- an event that shook the nation and [nudged it even closer toward civil war]. Among these raiders were five black men ...

The March 11 program of the Salem Historical Society & Museum will be presented at the Shaffer Library, located at 239 South Lundy Ave., at 7 p.m. Nonmembers of the Society are welcome to attend.

The March 11 program of the Salem Historical Society & Museum will be presented at the Shaffer Library, located at 239 South ...

15. Chatham, Canada May 8, 1858 - John Brown meets with African American leaders to promote his plan to incite a slave revolt in Virginia. He presents his Provisional Constitution to the convention.

Each June, in the small town of Osawatomie, Kansas, local residents hold a pageant to select a high school girl to be the new "John Brown Queen." The unlikely namesake of this pageant was ...