Four states
and four counties have begun preparations to commemorate the 2009
sesquicentennial anniversary of abolitionist John Brown's
raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry. The John Brown 150th Anniversary
Quad-State Committee, comprised of various historians and officials
from West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland, are planning
and coordinating a range of commemoration events.Officials responsible
for organizing the commemorations say that events will include
re-enactments, dramatic productions, art exhibits, academic lectures,
special tours and much more.
On
the evening of Oct. 16, 1859, Brown led a group of abolitionists
on a six-mile march from the Kennedy Farm in Washington County,
Md., across the railroad bridge into Harpers Ferry and seized
control of the town in order to steal weapons from the old federal
armory so they could be used in the cause against slavery.
Read the complete history here.
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