Today in military history: John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
On Oct. 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown raided Harpers Ferry in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt. Born into an antislavery family, Brown was moved to publicly denouncing…
Today in military history: Emancipation Proclamation
On Sep. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary emancipation proclamation, which would free more than 3 million Black souls from slavery in the United States. Many associate slavery…