John Brown commemorated with a statue in the Quindaro neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas. Abolitionist John Brown wasn't born in Kansas, but made his mark during the Bleeding Kansas era before the ...

WHY. STEPPING ON BOARD THE SS JOHN W BROWN IS LIKE STEPPING ONTO A PIECE OF HISTORY. THE JOHN W BROWN IS A WORLD WAR II LIBERTY SHIP. IT’S ONE OF THE LARGEST CLASS OF SHIPS EVER BUILT. IT WAS BUILT ...

Kerry Altenbernd, a Lawrence-based reenactor, portrays the abolitionist John Brown. (Frank Barthell photo) Brown’s first stop was the farmhouse of settler James Doyle. While his wife Mahalia begged ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va.— Almost a 165 years ago, Abolitionist Leader John Brown raided the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry to make a stand against slavery and the “Voices of Harpers Ferry: Generations ...

ELIZABETHTOWN — “John Brown’s Holy War” will screen at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Adirondack History Museum Film Series. Admission is free. This is a documentary that explores the life, ideology and ...

Laurita and Lauren explore Harpers Ferry's influential role in American history. During their trip to Harpers Ferry, Laurita and Lauren explore the town's influential role in American history. On ...

An etching of John Brown’s funeral appeared in the Dec. 24, 1859 edition of the New York Illustrated News. Image from Wikimedia Commons Joshua Young had a train to catch. Aboard it was his hero, the ...

KSHB 41 reporter Ryan Gamboa covers Miami County in Kansas and Cass County in Missouri. He also covers agricultural topics. Share your story idea with Ryan. Since 1966, the John Brown Jamboree has ...

A Howard University professor has urged lefty “white allies” to be more like an infamous Civil War-era abolitionist who was hanged for murder. Dr. Stacey Patton, a journalism professor, made the ...

OPINION: To commemorate the civil rights leader's birthday, we looked back at what Malcolm X had to say about white supremacy and why he considered John Brown the standard for white allyship. At a ...