A coalition of scholars, advocates and organizations launched John Brown America250, an initiative to reexamine the ...

The monument was built in Akron some 50 years after his execution for treason in 1859 for his role in sparking the Civil War ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kerry Altenbernd, a Lawrence-based reenactor, portrays the abolitionist John Brown. Kerry Altenbernd, a Lawrence-based reenactor, ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On Dec. 2, 1859, a well-known abolitionist was hanged. John Brown was known for his raid on Harpers Ferry. His advance on the town started on the evening of Oct. 16, 1859, ...

Radical abolitionist John Brown (1800–1859) fought and died for the emancipation of enslaved people. His life as an antislavery advocate and armed insurrectionist who was tried, convicted, and hanged ...

AKRON, Ohio – The Akron Zoo is hosting a rededication for the John Brown Monument on Sept. 28. The German-American Alliance built the monument to honor the late abolitionist in 1910 in a wooded area ...

TORRINGTON — The American Association for State and Local History recently awarded Culture 4 A Cause an award of excellence for the John Brown Project. The association's Leadership in History Awards ...

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AKRON, Ohio – The Summit County Historical Society will soon host a hike to the John Brown Monument followed by a ceremony that highlights the abolitionist’s life. The event, slated for May 9 at 3:30 ...

Atop an Altadena hill, named “Little Round Top” after the Battle of Gettysburg, lies the gravesite of Owen Brown, son of the abolitionist John Brown. Recently, local officials got word that the site ...

Late in the evening of May 24, 1856, abolitionist John Brown, five of his sons, and three other Free State compatriots executed five pro-slavery men near Pottawatomie Creek in east central Kansas.