Brosseau Center for Learning: Bleeding Kansas, Slavery, Abolition

For forty years John Brown reflected on the hopeless and miserable conditions of the slaves., Jacob Lawrence

John Brown, while tending his flock in Ohio, first communicated with his sons and daughters his plans of attacking slavery by force., Jacob Lawrence

John Brown formed an organization among the colored people of the Adirondack woods to resist the capture of any fugitive slaves., Jacob Lawrence

To the people he found worthy of trust, he communicated his plans., Jacob Lawrence

Kansas was now the skirmish ground of the Civil War., Jacob Lawrence

Those pro-slavery were murdered by those anti-slavery., Jacob Lawrence

John Brown’s victory at Black Jack drove those pro-slavery to new fury, and those who were anti-slavery to new efforts., Jacob Lawrence

John Brown, after long meditation, planned to fortify himself somewhere in the mountains of Virginia or Tennessee and there make raids on surrounding plantations, freeing slaves., Jacob Lawrence

John Brown made many trips to Canada organizing for his assault on Harper’s Ferry., Jacob Lawrence

John Brown remained a full winter in Canada, drilling negroes for his coming raid on Harper’s Ferry., Jacob Lawrence

John Brown held Harper’s Ferry for twelve hours. His defeat was a few hours off., Jacob Lawrence

After John Brown’s capture, he was put on trial for his life in Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia)., Jacob Lawrence