Brown University
Brown University Library: Voyage of the Slave Ship Sally: 1764 65
Providence, Rhode Island's Nicholas Brown and Company owned a slave ship, Sally. Sally is documented for many trips to Africa to pick up slaves. The slaves would be delivered to Caribbean Islands in exchange for sugar and molasses to...
Library of Virginia
Death or Liberty: Gabriel, Nat Turner and John Brown
Online exhibit with primary documents about slavery revolts in Virginia.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
Interest facts about John Brown, the militant anti-slavery activist who tried to seize ammunition from an armory at Harpers Ferry in 1859.
Digital History
Digital History: Harper's Ferry
Read about the infamous raid on Harper's Ferry by John Brown and his band in 1859. His first plan had a chance of success thought Frederick Douglass, but the plan that was carried out was doomed from the start. See what John Brown was...
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Ny History Net: The "Black Dream" of Gerrit Smith, New York Abolitionist
This site talks about the life of abolitionist Gerrit Smith, who was convicted in the John Brown Raid on Harpers Ferry but maintained innocence in any involvement in planning the raid.
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: John Brown
This website details the life of John Brown, the abolitionist, including his attack at Pottawatomie and the raid at Harpers Ferry. Information is from Historical Times Encyclopedia of the Civil War.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Lincoln, Douglas and Brown
Overview of events of a nation in conflict including the 1858 U.S. Senate race between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas and the attack on Harpers Ferry.
Poetry Foundation
Poetry Foundation: Stephen Vincent Benet
A short biography of poet Stephen Vincent Benet with links to many of his poems, including "John Brown's Body".
Brown University
John Carter Brown Library: Slavery and Justice
Brown University boasts ownership of one of the greatest collections of early Americana in the world. In 2007 the university's John Carter Brown Library introduced a thorough exhibit after the publication of "Report of the Brown...
Brown University
John Carter Brown Library: Jamestown Matters
English travelers began landing in Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. Between 1609 and 1615 several publications were printed to colorfully describe the opportunities available in this part of the new world. The John Carter Brown Library...
Brown University
The John Carter Brown Library
Part of Brown University, this library is full of rich materials dating prior to 1825 and covering both the North and South Americas. Find exhibits, fellowships, books, and much more available to those conducting research.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: J. Carter Brown
Read about the life of John Carter Brown, long-time Director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. He is remembered for vastly expanding the gallery's collection and the breadth of its exhibitions, and for making world class...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow: Barbara Johns
The amazing story of Barbara Johns, the 16-year-old who called a strike and walk out to protest the overcrowding of Robert Russa Moton High School.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island: John Brown House
Georgian home of John Brown, benefactor of Brown University, built in 1786.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New York: John Brown Farm and Gravesite
Home and final resting place of famous abolitionist John Brown, executed for his raid on Harper's Ferry Armory before the Civil War.
US Department of State
Bureau of International Information Programs: History Outline: Sectionalism
Article reviews several conditions of American society that sowed the seeds of civil war, particularly slavery and sectional conflict.
Library of Congress
Loc: African American Odyssey: Abolition, Anti Slavery Movements
A section of an online exhibit that deals with historically important documents about the abolition movement from its earliest Quaker beginnings in the early 18th century through 1860.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Brown
In 1859, John Brown collected a small body of men, white and black, in the mountains of Maryland. He made a sudden attack upon Harper's Ferry, where there was a United States arsenal, which he seized and held for a few hours. The attack...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Brown
John Brown was an anti-slavery abolitionist, known for the John Brown raid on October 16th, 1858, when he and others seized the United States Armory at Harper's Ferry.-E. Benjamin Andrews 1895
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Idealized Portrayal of John Brown
This site provides several maps which depict the slave states and the free states. There are links that will connect you with an abolitionist song and information on John Brown.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Brown
John Brown (May 9, 1800 - December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to end all slavery. He led the Pottawatomie Massacre in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas and the unsuccessful raid...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Brown
John Brown (1800 - 1859) was an American abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed insurrection to end slavery. He played an integral part in making Kansas a free state. However, he was unsuccessful in the raid at Harpers Ferry in...
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