John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry

Reenactors tell the story of John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry, WV

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[BilaalUSA]

Was Brown America's enemy or hero? Hmmm.

[diamondogz]

I think the violence and barbarism of early America has been either sanitised or hidden. In the scheme of things, the violence of John Brown and his men happened within the context of a generally brutal society where law and order were largely optional out of the view of the powers of the day. In Kansas Brown's 'massacre' was a response to a threat of continued violence against anti-slave settlers in Lawrence. If the government were pro-slave, who would help those people? Just sayin...

[CaptMorgan1959]

Take into consideration the murders he committed in Kanas under the banner of religiious zealotry with the goal of civil insurrection. Small cell terrorism in the name of religion- Brown and Bin Laden historically were cut from the same bolt of cloth...