John Brown's Thesis
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Two hundred years ago, John Brown and his followers led an attack on the most heavily-protected Southern armory, in an attempt to start a slave rebellion. He was put to death as a terrorist, and is remembered today as a martyr for the abolitionist cause. Take a trip back in time to the darkest period in American history- moments before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
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