The Night John Brown Tried to Start a Slave Rebellion
On the night of October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown seized the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, hoping to ignite a slave uprising — and set America on the road to civil war.
On the night of October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown seized the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, hoping to ignite a slave uprising — and set America on the road to civil war.