John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:aftermath John Brown was captured and executed
gptkbp:casualties abolitionists
gptkbp:clinical_trial gptkb:John_Brown's_trial_for_treason
gptkbp:consequences increased sectional conflict
gptkbp:date October 16-18, 1859
gptkbp:famous_quote “ I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.”
gptkbp:goal to initiate a slave revolt
gptkbp:government_response gptkb:military_intervention
gptkbp:historical_impact inspired abolitionist movements
gptkbp:historical_interpretation viewed as a heroic act by some
viewed as terrorism by others
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
gptkbp:impact_on_the_north increased support for abolitionism
gptkbp:impact_on_the_south increased fear of slave revolts
gptkbp:influence inspired future civil rights movements
gptkbp:involved gptkb:U._S._Marines
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of gptkb:Harper's_Ferry_raiders
a free and equal society
gptkbp:john_brown's_background born in Torrington, Connecticut
gptkbp:john_brown's_death executed by hanging
gptkbp:john_brown's_execution_date December 2, 1859
gptkbp:john_brown's_family raised in a deeply religious family
gptkbp:john_brown's_funding financed by abolitionist supporters
gptkbp:john_brown's_ideology violent resistance to slavery
gptkbp:john_brown's_impact_on_history symbol of the abolitionist movement
gptkbp:john_brown's_previous_actions participated in Bleeding Kansas
gptkbp:john_brown's_raid's_aftermath increased militancy among abolitionists
gptkbp:john_brown's_raid's_historical_debate debated by historians
gptkbp:john_brown's_raid's_portrayal depicted in literature and film
gptkbp:john_brown's_role abolitionist leader
gptkbp:john_brown's_trial_outcome found guilty
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:John_Brown
gptkbp:legacy martyr for abolitionism
gptkbp:location gptkb:Harpers_Ferry,_Virginia
gptkbp:military_strategy seize weapons
gptkbp:narrative part of the lead-up to the Civil War
gptkbp:participants John Brown and his followers
gptkbp:public_reaction polarized opinions
gptkbp:result failed insurrection
gptkbp:significance heightened tensions leading to the American Civil War
gptkbp:targets federal armory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:Civil_War
gptkb:John_Brown
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4