John Steuart Curry's "Tragic Prelude." In October 1859, a small town at the junction of two rivers became the focal point of one of the most dramatic and consequential events in American history. John ...

"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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Keedysville Historical Society will host a presentation on the 1859 John Brown raid on Harper's Ferry. The event will take ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - On this date in 1859, John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, WV, began. It ended up being a failed attempt by abolitionists to start a nationwide slave uprising by seizing the ...

BOLIVAR, W.Va. — With its preserved buildings and exhibits, Harpers Ferry National Historic Site tells the story of abolitionist John Brown’s 1859 raid on the federal armory here. He was after weapons ...

Did you know that the United States Army officer, Colonel Robert E. Lee, who was sent to capture Brown in 1859, returned? Just three years later, that same man, now Confederate General Robert E. Lee, ...

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 ...

In 1856, abolitionist John Brown led a midnight raid that left pro-slavery men dead and a nation shaken. Was it vengeance? Justice? Or terrorism? This video explores one of the most controversial acts ...

The Keedysville Historical Society will host a presentation on the 1859 John Brown raid on Harper's Ferry. The event will take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 53 N. Main St., ...