John Brown : American, Radical, Abolitionist Leader, Veteran of Bleeding Kansas, Executed for Leading a Slave Rebellion at Harpers Ferry

May 9, 1800 — December 2, 1859

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An American abolitionist leader. First reaching national prominence for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas, he was eventually captured and executed for a failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry preceding the American Civil War.

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May 9, 1800

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December 2, 1859

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