Facts on 15 October
1859 - John Brown took direct action to free slaves by force.

On this date in 1859, John Brown whom was an abolitionist took direct action to free slaves by force. He led a raid on Harpers Ferry, in mid-October in 1859, being convicted of murder, treason, and conspiracy. But his way of freeing slaves was the most dramatic way of abolitionist impact, ever seen.

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