Your Random Historical Figure of the Day: John Brown
Friday, March 16th, 2007
The Quick and Dirty
He was an abolitionist who despised slavery.
He believed he was called by God to lead a revolution to free the slaves.
He lead a raid at Harper’s Ferry which he was later hanged for.
This raid was the key factor that some believe brought the slavery issue to the American Civil War.
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