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Oct 16, 2024 7 min

DDH - Harpers Ferry

from The Dave Bowman Show

In this episode of Dave Does History, we delve into the dramatic story of John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry—a pivotal moment that helped ignite the American Civil War. John Brown, a radical abolitionist, led a small group of men in an audacious attempt to capture a federal armory and spark a nationwide slave revolt. Though the raid failed, its aftermath rocked the nation, dividing the North and South even further. We explore Brown’s life, his fiery mission, the bloody events of the raid, and how it set the stage for the coming conflict. Was Brown a martyr or a madman? Tune in as we break down the raid that changed American history forever.

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