Hoping to spark a mass slave revolt, John Brown and twenty

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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]

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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: 23 July 2026).

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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.