Brown's Raid

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Brown_of_Priesthill
gptkbp:aftermath John Brown was captured and executed
gptkbp:artistic_legacy viewed as martyr by some
gptkbp:author advocated for violent resistance
gptkbp:clinical_trial gptkb:John_Brown's_trial_for_treason
gptkbp:color abolitionist and radical
gptkbp:colorist to arm enslaved people
gptkbp:court gptkb:Charlestown,_Virginia
gptkbp:date October 16, 1859
gptkbp:death_date December 2, 1859
gptkbp:defense claimed moral justification for his actions
gptkbp:duration approximately 36 hours
gptkbp:established gptkb:John_Brown
gptkbp:family involved in abolitionist activities
gptkbp:followers many were captured or killed
gptkbp:future_plans involved secret meetings and recruitment
gptkbp:goal to initiate a slave uprising
gptkbp:government_type U. S. Marines deployed
gptkbp:historical_context pre-Civil War America
varied among historians
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Thomas_J._Jackson
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced abolitionist movements
inspired further activism
increased paranoia about slave revolts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brown's Raid
gptkbp:influences on future civil rights movements
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of a free and equal society
mostly African American and white abolitionists
gptkbp:legacy considered a precursor to the Civil War
gptkbp:location gptkb:Harper's_Ferry,_Virginia
gptkbp:media_coverage widely reported in newspapers
gptkbp:notable_allies Frederick Douglass (did not participate)
gptkbp:notable_ships strategic location for arms
gptkbp:outcome failure
convicted of treason
gptkbp:participants gptkb:John_Brown's_followers
gptkbp:political_position shifted national discourse on slavery
gptkbp:public_perception increased support for abolitionists
polarized opinions on slavery
gptkbp:religion violent action was necessary for abolition
gptkbp:responds_to federal troops sent to suppress the raid
gptkbp:significance increased tensions leading to the American Civil War
gptkbp:tactics armed insurrection
gptkbp:targets United States Armory at Harper's Ferry
gptkbp:type insurrection
gptkbp:was_a_patron_of symbol of the abolitionist cause