Kerry Altenbernd, a Lawrence-based reenactor, portrays the abolitionist John Brown. (Frank Barthell photo) Brown’s first stop was the farmhouse of settler James Doyle. While his wife Mahalia begged ...
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, ...
Renowned Lawrence artist Stan Herd is set to create the world’s first earthwork portrait of the infamous abolitionist John Brown. Herd will create the portrait in Osawatomie’s John Brown Memorial Park ...
When Mary Ann Day Brown arrived in Red Bluff, California, on Sept. 30, 1864, the widow left behind her abolitionist-martyr ...
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 ...
The party -- The puritan -- The pioneer -- The patriarch -- The pauper -- The plan -- Pottawatomie -- Pariah and legend -- The promoter -- Plotting multiculturally ...
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 ...
"Had John Brown's raid not occurred, it is very possible that the 1860 election would have been a regular two-party contest between antislavery Republicans and pro-slavery Democrats," says City ...
OPINION: To commemorate the civil rights leader’s birthday, we looked back at what Malcolm X had to say about white supremacy and why he considered John Brown the standard for white allyship. Editor’s ...
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.
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