Remembering John Brown's 'Other Raid'
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Likely most Americans have heard of John Brown. And likely mere mention of his name brings to most minds the image "John Brown's raid." And if anything's added, it's almost bound be "Oh, yeah. Harpers Ferry, Va., Now West Virginia." Yet there was another "John Brown's raid." It involved 25 raiders, .not a mere 19 like that piddling Harpers Ferry affair! And it was a success. Harpers Ferry was a fatal flop.