Harpers Ferry raid

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:aftermath John Brown's trial and execution
gptkbp:commemorated_by various memorials
gptkbp:date October 16, 1859
gptkbp:depicted_in various historical accounts
a martyrdom for the abolitionist cause
a heroic act by some contemporaries
gptkbp:flash_type national debate on slavery
gptkbp:goal to initiate a slave revolt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harpers Ferry raid
gptkbp:influenced public opinion on slavery
gptkbp:inspired abolitionist movements
gptkbp:involved a small group of abolitionists
gptkbp:involvement weapons and hostages
gptkbp:is_a_focal_point_for abolitionist propaganda
gptkbp:is_a_moment_of gptkb:John_Brown's_legacy
African American history
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:political_debates
historical reenactments
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in historical studies
its moral implications
gptkbp:is_criticized_for its violent approach
gptkbp:is_debated_in violence in the abolitionist movement
gptkbp:is_documented_in newspaper articles of the time
gptkbp:is_portrayed_as films and literature
gptkbp:is_remembered_for a pivotal moment in American history
gptkbp:key_event the history of civil disobedience
the struggle for civil rights.
gptkbp:led_to increased militia activity in the South
gptkbp:location gptkb:Harpers_Ferry,_West_Virginia
gptkbp:meets federal military response
gptkbp:notable_event the lead-up to the Civil War
gptkbp:occurred_in_the_context_of slavery in the United States
gptkbp:outcome failure
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:John_Brown
gptkbp:proposed_by John Brown and his followers
gptkbp:resulted_in capture of John Brown
gptkbp:significance increased tensions leading to the American Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_goals end slavery in the United States
gptkbp:takes_place_in Bleeding Kansas era
gptkbp:targets federal armory
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for the formation of the Republican Party
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to gptkb:the_Civil_War
the raid on the federal armory
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:the_Fugitive_Slave_Act
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:was_characterized_by gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:was_condemned_by many abolitionists
Southern leaders
gptkbp:was_followed_by increased sectional conflict
gptkbp:was_influenced_by the abolitionist movement
gptkbp:was_supported_by some Northern abolitionists
some radical abolitionists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Brown's_trial
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5