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December 2, 2021

John Brown

December 2, 2021

On this day in 1859, John Brown was put to death for leading a raid on the United States Armory at Harper’s Ferry, then in Virginia. His aim was to arm the enslaved and others so inclined to violently overthrow the slave system. His action hastened the Civil War.

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