The hanging site would be free of all civilians. ... John Brown’s inflexibility — exacerbated by poor judgment and bad luck — would lead to a lifetime of business failures and broken dreams.

This is the 150th anniversary of the hanging of John Brown. When he attacked Harper’s Ferry with a handful of followers, the butcher of Kansas helped sow the seeds of the Civil War.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On Dec. 2, 1859, a well-known abolitionist was hanged. John Brown was known for his raid on Harpers Ferry. His advance on the town started on the evening of Oct. 16 ...

John Brown rode from the jail to the gallows on top of his own coffin, which was hauled in a “criminal’s wagon” drawn by two white horses. It was just before 11 a.m. on Dec. 2, 1859, in ...

In November 1959, Gov. Henry A. Wise, a native of Accomac, put his signature on the death warrant that authorized the hanging of abolitionist John Brown. Brown, who tried to rally slaves to fight ...

RICHMOND TOWNSHIP — John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave, according to the old folk song popularized during the Civil War, but for most early 21st-century Americans, it’s more ...

One witness that day was John Wilkes Booth, who stood near the scaffold in a borrowed uniform. Booth held pro-slavery views, but he was impressed by Brown’s desire to change history through one ...

Abolitionist John Brown wasn't born in Kansas, but made his mark during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War. Today, 165 years after his execution, Brown's violent acts and influence are ...

WDVM Hagerstown. On This Day: 165 years after abolitionist John Brown’s hanging. Posted: December 3, 2024 | Last updated: March 5, 2025. On Dec. 2, 1859, a well-known abolitionist was hung.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On Dec. 2, 1859, a well-known abolitionist was hanged. John Brown was known for his raid on Harpers Ferry. His advance on the town started on the evening of Oct. 16 ...