Harper’s Ferry: Revisiting the Legacies of John Brown and Robert E. Lee
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In the dark night of October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown and 19 men (14 White and 5 Black) entered Harper’s Ferry, a small town sixty miles NW of Washington, DC where the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers intersect. They captured a federal arsenal that held thousands of weapons in hopes of freeing nearby slaves and leading an armed insurrection to overthrow slavery.
Harper’s Ferry: Revisiting the Legacies of John Brown and Robert E. Lee
Harper’s Ferry: Revisiting the Legacies of…
Harper’s Ferry: Revisiting the Legacies of John Brown and Robert E. Lee
In the dark night of October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown and 19 men (14 White and 5 Black) entered Harper’s Ferry, a small town sixty miles NW of Washington, DC where the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers intersect. They captured a federal arsenal that held thousands of weapons in hopes of freeing nearby slaves and leading an armed insurrection to overthrow slavery.