Georgian home of John Brown, benefactor of Brown University, built in 1786.

An image of John Brown.

Home and final resting place of famous abolitionist John Brown, executed for his raid on Harper's Ferry Armory before the Civil War.

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...

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

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.

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...

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...

A portrait of John Brown from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

Militant American abolitionist, tried to forceably liberate the slaves, hung for treason.

A famous abolitionist.

American opponent of slavery.

(1810-1882) Scottish physician and essayist.

(1800-1859) American abolitionist famous for the Pottawatomie Massacre, Bleeding Kansas, and the raid of Harper's Ferry.

An image of Charles Brockden Brown.

The state of Virginia played a pivotal role in the Civil War. Trace the war from the beginning to the battles in Virginia, and to Lee's surrender through this comprehensive slideshow. Included are charts, maps and actual photography from...

Presents key ideas for examining the events and issues that led to the American Civil War.

April 1865 was a momentous month in American history. On April 9, the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union forces of Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War. Then on April 14, the victorious President...

An image of "Studies of Emperor John VIII Paleologus and His Entourage (recto)", created by Pisanello from 1438-39 (Pen and brown ink on ivory laid paper, 189 x 265 mm).

An image of "Studies of Emperor John VIII Paleologus and His Entourage (verso)", created by Pisanello from 1438-39 (Pen and brown ink on ivory laid paper, 265 x 189 mm).

An image of "Studies of Emperor John VIII Paleologus and His Entourage (recto)", created by Pisanello from 1438-39 (Pen and dark brown ink on paper, 200 x 289 mm).

An image of "Studies of Emperor John VIII Paleologus and His Entourage (verso)", created by Pisanello from 1438-39 (Pen and dark brown ink on paper, 289 x 200 mm).

An image of "The Beheading of St John the Baptist", created by Jan Gossart from 1510-15 (Pen and black ink, heightened with white gouache, on gray-brown prepared paper, diameter 245 mm).

An image of "St John the Evangelist on Patmos", created by Jan Gossart from 1515-20 (Pen and brown ink, diameter 210 mm).