Abolitionist John Brown | The Summit County Historical ...
John Brown transported escaped slaves along the Underground Railroad and was a revered transporter. He had an ability to change course and avert capture and quickly learned signs …
Underground Railroad ‑ Definition, Background & Leaders | HISTORY
Oct 29, 2009 · Abolitionist John Brown was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, during which time he established the League of Gileadites, devoted to helping fugitive enslaved …
8 Key Contributors to the Underground Railroad | HISTORY
May 4, 2016 · Like his father before him, John Brown actively partook in the Underground Railroad, harboring runaways at his home and warehouse and establishing an anti-slave …
John Brown: Abolitionist, Raid & Harpers Ferry ‑ HISTORY
Oct 27, 2009 · John Brown was a militant abolitionist whose violent raid on the U.S. military armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, was a flashpoint in the pre‑Civil War era.
Remembering John Brown – National Underground Railroad ...
On this day 159 years ago, John Brown was executed by way of hanging in Charles Town, Virginia (present day West Virginia). His crime? The failed raid of a military armory located in …
John Brown, The Radical Abolitionist Behind The Harpers Ferry ...
Sep 17, 2021 · John Brown was born on May 9, 1800, in Torrington, Connecticut to Calvinist parents Ruth Mills and Owen Brown. His father, who worked as a tanner, taught Brown that …
John Brown and the Underground Railroad
On Oct. 16, 1859, John Brown and his small band of abolitionists seized the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Va. His plan was to arm his band of raiders and recruit as many slaves and...