USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In May 1856, Brown and his sons killed five supporters of slavery in the Pottawatomie massacre, a response to the sacking of Lawrence by pro-slavery forces. Brown then commanded anti-slavery forces at the Battle of Black Jack and the Battle of Osawatomie.

Detailed explanation-2: -Militant American abolitionist John Brown led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia), in 1859 that he hoped would spark a slave rebellion.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Brown sought revenge for the Sack of Lawrence by murdering five proslavery men near the banks of the Pottawatomie Creek. Wikimedia Commons image. Event Summary: Date: May 24-25, 1856.

Detailed explanation-4: -In retaliation for the “sack” of the free-state town of Lawrence on May 21, 1856, the abolitionist John Brown led a brutal attack on a pro-slavery settlement at Pottawatomie Creek on the night of May 24.

Detailed explanation-5: -John Brown was a leading figure in the abolitionist movement in the pre-Civil War United States. Unlike many anti-slavery activists, he was not a pacifist and believed in aggressive action against slaveholders and any government officials who enabled them.