WASHINGTON — He had a safe house, weapons and a mole planted among his unsuspecting victims. He had wealthy backers, a juicy military target outside Washington and fanatical followers ready t… ...

Abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry on October 16, 1859, was meant to start an armed slave revolt, and ultimately end slavery. Though Brown succeeded in taking over the federal armory ...

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. 16.

On October 16, 1859, Brown led his group to Harpers Ferry where he took over the arsenal and waited for the slaves to revolt. The revolt never came. Two days later Robert E. Lee and his troops overran ...

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 ...

Capture of John Brown in the engine house, Harpers Ferry, Virginia, USA, 1859 (c1880). Brown (1800-1859) believed that armed insurrection was the only way to end slavery in the United States.

On This Day: John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry. ... of Virginia during that time but is now the state West Virginia. The group hoped this would initiate a broader slave revolt.

This undated photo shows a young Owen Brown, son of abolitionist John Brown, and the last survivor of the Harpers Ferry slave revolt. (Courtesy: Altadena Heritage) ...

JOHN P. HALE'S REVOLT AGAINST THE PRO-SLAVERY DEMOCRACY. Share full article. June 27, 1886. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from June 27, 1886, Page ...

John Brown remains a controversial figure in American history, ... They would seize weapons, arm the southern slaves and begin a revolt against the slave-owning states and end slavery forever.

John Brown, the father of Detroit Lions star wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown, was featured heavily during the Netflix docuseries "Receiver". It is hard to argue with any of the parenting tactics of the ...