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unusual facts about John Brown, Jr.



James Redpath

After the failure of Brown's 1859 attack on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, Redpath wrote a highly sympathetic biography of the executed abolitionist, The Public Life of Capt. John Brown (1860).

John Brown Farm and Gravesite

In 1859, Brown attempted to start a liberation movement among enslaved African Americans by seizing the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

John Brown, Jr.

John A. Brown, Jr., American murderer executed in Louisiana for the murder of Omer Laughlin

John Brown's Body

Len Chandler sang a song called "move on over" to the tune on Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest TV show.

John E.P. Daingerfield

John E.P. Daingerfield served as a clerk at the Harpers Ferry Armory in 1859 during John Brown’s raid.

Lewis and Harriet Hayden House

It was there that Theodore Parker, of sainted abolitionist memory, had married the fugitive slaves, William and Ellen Craft; it was there that John Brown had lodged during his last trip to Boston.

Miami County, Kansas

The county's most notable abolitionist was John Brown, who moved to Osawatomie,making it the headquarters for he and his anti-slavery forces.

Music of Kansas

Along the same lines, some versions of the famous Civil War marching song "John Brown's Body" refer to John Brown's abolitionist activities in Kansas Territory during the same era.

Springdale, Iowa

Its most famous residents were the militant abolitionist John Brown, who resided at John Hunt Painter's house near Springdale while making preparations for the raid on Harpers Ferry, and Edwin and Barclay Coppock, local youths who participated with Brown during the raid.

The Black Seeds discography

In July 2009, The Black Seeds signed with American label Easy Star Records, then toured around America supporting John Brown's Body, before John Brown's Body came to New Zealand to tour with The Black Seeds in their home country.

Winchester and Potomac Railroad

The W&P was threatened during the events following John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, and was a possible avenue for either an invasion into Virginia, or for a rescue operation of John Brown and other prisoners.


see also

Pottawatomie Massacre

A Free State company under the command of John Brown, Jr., set out, and the Osawatomie company joined them.