An etching of John Brown’s funeral appeared in the Dec. 24, 1859 edition of the New York Illustrated News. Image from Wikimedia Commons Joshua Young had a train to catch. Aboard it was his hero, the ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Abolitionist John Brown believed God had predestined him to wipe out slavery. He changed the course of American history but utilized violence and guerilla tactics to drive his cause. A controversial ...