Abolitionist John Brown wasn't born in Kansas, but made his mark during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War. Today, ...

This Saturday, Nov. 23, at 11 a.m., the Jefferson County Museum will opening an extension of its Reconstruction exhibit and host a related author talk. As the final ...

John Brown was a man of action -- a man who would not be deterred from his mission of abolishing slavery. On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry ...

A man had been killed in the raid, however, and Brown was cast as both a murderer and a thief. President Buchanan even offered a $250 reward for John Brown’s capture. Brown mockingly responded ...

White abolitionist John Brown and twenty of his men attempt to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Based on true events.

In one fateful night, John Brown brought the country closer to Civil War (Video: Meredith Bragg). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Day ...