16 October 1859
Hoping to spark a mass slave revolt, John Brown and twenty
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01The Library of Congress Today in History: October 16.[online] Available at: https://lcweb2.loc.gov [Accessed on 16 October 2013]
- 02PBS "The Raid on Harpers Ferry" [online] Available at: https://www.pbs.org [Accessed on 16 October 2013]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Hoping to spark a mass slave revolt, John Brown and twenty. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011005
South African History Online (2011) 'Hoping to spark a mass slave revolt, John Brown and twenty', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011005 (Accessed: 25 October 2026).
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"Hoping to spark a mass slave revolt, John Brown and twenty." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011005. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Hoping to spark a mass slave revolt, John Brown and twenty." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011005.
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