Cloudsplitter: A Novel,” by Russell Banks, is a 750-page missive that tells the story of John Brown’s lifelong fight against slavery through his son, Owen’s, eyes. The author lived in Keene, New York, ...
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John Brown’s war: Justice or terror in Kansas?
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., ...
PLATTSBURGH — When Mary Ann Day Brown arrived in Red Bluff, California, on Sept. 30, 1864, the widow left behind her abolitionist-martyr husband’s remains in a four-year-old grave in North Elba. The ...
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