John Brown was a man of action -- a man who would not be deterred from his mission of abolishing slavery. On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry ...
But Thoreau decided that Brown was literally Jesus—or at least that Jesus and JohnBrown were “two ends of a chain which I rejoice to know is not without its links.” In “A Plea for John ...
Stephanie Sodaro Esworthy, who staged outdoor summer concerts for the old City Bureau of Music, died of dementia complications Oct. 27 at the Senator Bob Hooper House in Forest Hill. The former Roland ...
Charged with murder, insurrection, and treason against the state of Virginia, JohnBrown -- leader of the raid on Harpers Ferry -- lay wounded on a cot in the courtroom. He had requested that the ...
The man who ran a College Park, Maryland, institution for decades has passed away. JohnBrown, owner of the famous R.J. Bentley’s, has died at 77. He was a beloved figure in the community. His ...