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

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

Published March 16, 2011Updated September 30, 2019

This Day in History: October 16, 1859

Additional Date: October 16, 1859

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The Library of Congress Today in History: October 16.[online] Available at: https://lcweb2.loc.gov [Accessed on 16 October 2013]
PBS "The Raid on Harpers Ferry" [online] Available at: https://www.pbs.org [Accessed on 16 October 2013]

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