This Day in History: Abolitionist John Brown executed

Over 160 years ago on Dec. 2, 1859, the militant slavery abolitionist John Brown was hanged on charges of treason, murder and ...
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John Brown in Kansas: A tour of the state's landmarks and tributes to the militant abolitionist

John Brown commemorated with a statue in the Quindaro neighborhood in Kansas City, Kansas. Abolitionist John Brown wasn't born in Kansas, but made his mark during the Bleeding Kansas era before the ...
Lawrence Journal-World

The barn that sheltered John Brown and former slaves gets a boost from Lawrence’s new Parks, Recreation and Culture plan

Kerry Altenbernd, a John Brown-portrayer and president of the Guardians of Grover Barn, hopes to realize a goal to fully preserve the structure which was a stop on the Underground Railroad and visited ...
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'We just need it to keep going': Help needed to keep WWII Liberty Ship up and running

WHY. STEPPING ON BOARD THE SS JOHN W BROWN IS LIKE STEPPING ONTO A PIECE OF HISTORY. THE JOHN W BROWN IS A WORLD WAR II LIBERTY SHIP. IT’S ONE OF THE LARGEST CLASS OF SHIPS EVER BUILT. IT WAS BUILT ...
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Tulsa homicide detectives remember coworker, friend who passed away from cancer: ‘To know John, is to love John’

Family, friends and Tulsa Police officers are remembering longtime Tulsa Homicide Detective John Brown who passed away this week from cancer. John served more than 35 years with Tulsa Police, with 13 ...