Rice-Eccles Stadium, Rice Stadium, Ute Stadium. Although the name has changed, the University of Utah football team has played their home games at the same address since 1927. But oh how it has changed.
Brown escalated the debate over slavery to the point that it sparked the Civil War via his raid on Harpers Ferry on October 16, 1859. Brownâs contemporaries and historians have been debating his motivations to take up arms against proslavery forces since he unsheathed his sword against slavery in Kansas Territory.
Only about 25% of people owned slaves by 1860. Why did the North oppose slavery? If the slaves were to be set free, they were going to be free to work, provide food, medical care and shelter for their families. Most slaves became shared crop owners, but they still did not make enough money to support their family.