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e. John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry [nb 1] was an effort by abolitionist John Brown, from October 16 to 18, 1859, to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (since 1863, West Virginia ). It has been called the dress rehearsal for, or tragic prelude to, the American Civil War.
16 mai 2022 · John Brown : Queen Victoria's Highland servant Bookreader Item Preview ... Lamont-Brown, Raymond, 1939-Publication date 2006 Topics Brown, John, 1826-1883, Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 -- Friends and associates, Royal ho ...
John Brown's Harpers Ferry Raid. On the evening of October 16, 1859 John Brown, a staunch abolitionist, and a group of his supporters left their farmhouse hide-out en route to Harpers Ferry. Descending upon the town in the early hours of October 17th, Brown and his men captured prominent citizens and seized the federal armory and arsenal.
6 déc. 2016 · Victoria, who spent 18 years in the company of John Brown, almost as long as she spent with her beloved Albert, was inconsolable with grief. After Brown’s death, Victoria copied out an extract ...
Thomas Hovenden American, born Ireland. 1882–84. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 762. In 1859 John Brown, the controversial abolitionist, led a raid on a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), intending to arm enslaved African Americans. Brown had come to believe that the only way to end slavery in America ...
John Brown (ur. 9 maja 1800 w Torrington, zm. 2 grudnia 1859 w Charles Town) – jeden z głównych przedstawicieli abolicjonizmu amerykańskiego [1]. Był idealistą, nieprzejednanym wrogiem posiadaczy niewolników, których uważał za przestępców. W maju 1856 w czasie walk w Kansas, by pomścić śmierć pięciu poległych osadników ...
