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167 years ago today, abolitionist John Brown led 23 men on a raid of the Harpers Ferry Armory. It resulted in 19 of them being killed, but also galvanized both sides and helped to spark the Civil War. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] 2 points 5 days ago

Robert Evans from Behind the Bastards does a great episode about John Brown.

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