Brown's Raid

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath John Brown was captured and executed
gptkbp:date October 16, 1859
gptkbp:duration approximately 36 hours
gptkbp:effect_on_northern_abolitionists inspired further activism
gptkbp:effect_on_southern_slaveholders increased paranoia about slave revolts
gptkbp:goal to initiate a slave uprising
gptkbp:government_response U. S. Marines deployed
gptkbp:harper's_ferry_significance strategic location for arms
gptkbp:historical_context pre-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Thomas_J._Jackson
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced abolitionist movements
gptkbp:historical_interpretation varied among historians
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brown's Raid
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:John_Brown
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of a free and equal society
mostly African American and white abolitionists
gptkbp:john_brown's_allies Frederick Douglass (did not participate)
gptkbp:john_brown's_background abolitionist and radical
gptkbp:john_brown's_belief violent action was necessary for abolition
gptkbp:john_brown's_defense claimed moral justification for his actions
gptkbp:john_brown's_execution_date December 2, 1859
gptkbp:john_brown's_family involved in abolitionist activities
gptkbp:john_brown's_followers'_fate many were captured or killed
gptkbp:john_brown's_impact_on_politics shifted national discourse on slavery
gptkbp:john_brown's_influence on future civil rights movements
gptkbp:john_brown's_intention to arm enslaved people
gptkbp:john_brown's_legacy viewed as martyr by some
gptkbp:john_brown's_martyrdom symbol of the abolitionist cause
gptkbp:john_brown's_planning involved secret meetings and recruitment
gptkbp:john_brown's_strategy armed insurrection
gptkbp:john_brown's_trial_location gptkb:Charlestown,_Virginia
gptkbp:john_brown's_trial_outcome convicted of treason
gptkbp:john_brown's_writings advocated for violent resistance
gptkbp:legacy considered a precursor to the Civil War
gptkbp:location gptkb:Harper's_Ferry,_Virginia
gptkbp:media_coverage widely reported in newspapers
gptkbp:outcome failure
gptkbp:participants gptkb:John_Brown's_followers
gptkbp:public_perception increased support for abolitionists
gptkbp:public_reaction polarized opinions on slavery
gptkbp:responds_to federal troops sent to suppress the raid
gptkbp:resulting_trial gptkb:John_Brown's_trial_for_treason
gptkbp:significance increased tensions leading to the American Civil War
gptkbp:targets United States Armory at Harper's Ferry
gptkbp:type insurrection
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Brown_of_Priesthill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5