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Grave of famed abolitionist designated L.A. County historical landmark
Brown, the son of John Brown—one of America’s most prominent abolitionist leaders—was the last surviving member of the 1859 Harpers Ferry raid, a failed slave uprising led by his father that ...
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History of "John Brown's Body"
To spend some time, she and her cohorts in the carriage sang a few of the war songs so popular those days, among them, "John Brown's Body," which contained the provocative words, "John Brown's ...
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The gathering and John Brown's Fort
John Brown was "Isaac Smith," a cattle buyer from ... In the 1880s, Frederick Douglass raised money to place a granite memorial at the site. In 1892 it was dismantled brick by brick and ...