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John Brown executed

John Brown was executed for charges related to his raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

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John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry

John Brown, with allies including five black men, led an armed abolitionist raid on the Harpers Ferry arsenal in Virginia. Two days later the US Army, led by Colonel Robert E. Lee, stormed Harpers Ferry and captured Brown.