SYMHC Classics: John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
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In 1858, abolitionist James Brown planned a raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia. He wanted to arm liberated slaves and gain support from sympathetic white residents of the nearby Appalachian Mountains. His plan was foiled when federal troops launched a relentless search for him in Kansas.
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