John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859)
American abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States.
Brown's attempt in 1859 to start a liberation movement among enslaved African Americans in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, electrified the nation. He was tried for treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia, the murder of five men and inciting a slave insurrection. He was found guilty on all counts and was hanged.
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