John Brown (abolitionist) - Wikipedia
John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War.
John Brown | History, Harpers Ferry, Slavery, Significance, & Facts ...
Nov 28, 2025 · John Brown was a militant American abolitionist and veteran of Bleeding Kansas whose raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859 and subsequent …
John Brown: Abolitionist, Raid & Harpers Ferry - HISTORY
Oct 27, 2009 · John Brown was a leading figure in the abolitionist movement in the pre-Civil War United States. Unlike many anti-slavery activists, he was not a pacifist and believed in …
John Brown, Abolitionist, Insurrectionist - American History Central
Jan 10, 2025 · John Brown was a famous Abolitionist who rose to fame for his willingness to use violence to end slavery. He is most well-known for leading a failed insurrection at Harpers …
John Brown - World History Encyclopedia
Jun 25, 2025 · John Brown (1800-1859) was a militant abolitionist best known for the part he played in the violence of Bleeding Kansas (1854-1859) and his raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia …
John Brown - U.S. National Park Service
Brown was convinced that a bold strike at the heart of slavery would do more than fighting slavery on the plains of Kansas. He laid the groundwork for his final campaign at Harpers Ferry, …
December 2, 1859: John Brown Meets His Fate - This Day of History
Dec 1, 2025 · John Brown’s hanging on December 2, 1859, was a moment of profound historical significance, symbolizing the deep divisions over slavery in pre-Civil War America. The …
John Brown and the Civil War - Smithsonian Associates
John Brown, a devout Christian and fierce abolitionist, rose to prominence during “Bleeding Kansas, ” fighting to keep the state free of slavery. His 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry and …
The Abolitionist's John Brown - American Battlefield Trust
Oct 15, 2015 · When the abolitionist John Brown seized the largest Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in October of 1859, he forced the citizens of the United States to reconsider the …
John Brown - National Museum of American History
Sep 27, 2011 · In the mid-1850s, abolitionist John Brown went to Kansas Territory to fight against the spread of slavery. Then in 1859, he came east to Virginia, hoping to liberate slaves.