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John Brown's Harper's Ferry Raid Explained

The document summarizes a high school group project about John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859. The group researched the event through archives, museums, and interviews with historians. They constructed a website divided into sections on Brown's early life, the raid plan, the arsenal attack, Brown's capture and trial, and his execution. The raid was a turning point that showed Northerners slavery could be challenged through action and proved the issue would ultimately require war to resolve between the North and South.

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John Brown's Harper's Ferry Raid Explained

The document summarizes a high school group project about John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859. The group researched the event through archives, museums, and interviews with historians. They constructed a website divided into sections on Brown's early life, the raid plan, the arsenal attack, Brown's capture and trial, and his execution. The raid was a turning point that showed Northerners slavery could be challenged through action and proved the issue would ultimately require war to resolve between the North and South.

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The Last Straw: John Browns Raid on Harpers Ferry

Naomi Abraha, Tatyanna Jones, and Kendra Robinson Senior Division Group Website

Process Paper Our project began with a lesson in John Brown from our teacher. We were looking for events that were associated with women's rights, and the abolitionists movement. After researching and discussing our topic we narrowed it down to the Seneca Falls convention, Roe vs. Wade, and John Browns Harpers Ferry raid. One day in our U.S. history class, we watched a video on John Browns heroism and how he is not commonly referred to, so we decided to finally pick somebody not famous and recognize them for their great accomplishments in United States history. After thoroughly discussing our topic, we were convinced that John Browns rights and responsibilities in the Harpers Ferry raid was the best choice for us. We began by researching resources, places and people we could interview. Then, we began constructing our website which was the most exciting part of this project. We divided the website into early life, the plan, the arsenal attack, the capture, on trial, and the execution. We conducted our research at the National Archives in Atlanta, the Auburn Avenue Research Library, the John Brown wax museum, the Harpers Ferry national park, and the Smithsonian institution. This gave us access to letters from the Senator of Virginia, to the Governor of Virginia, images of the raid, trial and execution, as well as speeches and other important documents. In order to get a more depth knowledge of John Brown, we interviewed some experts and historians. Those people include Tony Horwitz, Paul Finkleman, David Fox, and Grady Atwater. These individuals helped us to get many different opinions and shape up our essays. Since this is our first time participating in this competition, we visited the national history project website for the first time and we were really excited to see that we could construct a website for our project. It seemed like we were able to express our creative ways. It gave us the opportunity to use all aspects of creativity, and seemed like it was going to fun and interesting

way of displaying our research. It also made it convenient for our group members to work on it all at the same time. John Browns rights and responsibilities in the Harpers Ferry raid relates to this years theme because it shows Browns attempt and obligation to change the never ending slavery. Even though, he had attempted many times this event particularly was a turning point in U.S. history. It showed the northerners that not only just Brown, but everybody could do something bring this to an end. It also proved that the issue of slavery is not something that could only solved by any agreement but with a war between this newly united nation. Browns responsibility as an American to contribute to the ending of slavery made the raid significant above all.

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