Category: John Brown
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JOHN BROWN: TRUMPET OF FREEDOM
February 17, 18, 19, 7pm – Theater – Tickets $20 general admission/ $15 Seniors and students JOHN BROWN: TRUMPET OF FREEDOM “An outstanding piece of historical theatre, powerfully acted by […]
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John Brown: 150 Years Later
John Brown (Born May 9, 1800 – Hanged December 2, 1859) Tragic Prelude by John Steuart Curry. This mural is housed in the Kansas State Capitol Building in Topeka, KS. […]
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Why John Brown Matters
Why John Brown Matters 1847 daguerrotype taken by Augustus Washington, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. There is a very special thread that runs through American history. It is the thread […]
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John Brown’s Philadelphia Connections
John Brown’s Philadelphia Connections Written by V. Chapman-Smith, Regional Administrator, National Archives at Philadelphia 2009 marks the 150th Anniversary of the Harpers Ferry Raid (October 16th) and the hanging of […]
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John Brown’s Philadelphia Timeline
John Brown– A Timeline View through Philadelphia 1800 May 9: John Brown is born in Torrington, CT. His father, Owen, is a strict Calvinist, who hates slavery and believes that […]
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Brown’s Address to the Virginia Court
From John Brown’s Address to the Virginia Court at Charles Town, Virginia on November 2, 1859: Unattributed, 19th Century drawing from the Virginia Military Institute archive. “[…] I have another […]
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John Brown: 150 Years Later – Calendar of Events
CALENDAR OF EVENTS: November 29 – December 5 Ongoing until April 30, 2010 National Archives at Philadelphia, Free Picturing John Brown (exhibit) John Brown scholar Jean Libby’s photographic exhibit of […]
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John Brown Book Events and Cell Phone Tour
Wednesday, December 2 Historical Society of Pennsylvania/Library Company of Philadelphia, 6 p.m., Free The Empty Coffin: John Brown and Philadelphia A Talk by Louis A. DeCaro, Jr. After his death, […]
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John Brown: 150 Years Later – Made Possible By…
John Brown: 150 Years Later is made possible by the efforts and cooperation of these organizations: Pennsylvania Abolition Society Incorporated in 1789, the PAS is a not-for-profit organization in the […]