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 ...
The grave of Owen Brown, abolitionist and son of John Brown, who led a raid at Harpers Ferry, Va. to end slavery.
John Brown's obsession with ending slavery cast ... Three years later, he led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Captured by Robert E. Lee, tried, and hanged, Brown refused ...