ELIZABETHTOWN — “John Brown’s Holy War” will screen at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Adirondack History Museum Film Series. Admission is free. This is a documentary that explores the life, ideology and ...
Over 160 years ago on Dec. 2, 1859, the militant slavery abolitionist John Brown was hanged on charges of treason, murder and ...
"Had John Brown's raid not occurred, it is very possible that the 1860 election would have been a regular two-party contest between antislavery Republicans and pro-slavery Democrats," says City ...
A Howard University professor has urged lefty “white allies” to be more like an infamous Civil War-era abolitionist who was hanged for murder. Dr. Stacey Patton, a journalism professor, made the ...
TORRINGTON — John Brown was more than an abolitionist, he was also an egalitarian. A May 9 birthday celebration, hosted by the Torrington Historical Society and the Workman Memorial African Methodist ...