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Brown, who was intensely against slavery, led an attack on the Federal arsenal in Virginia. His goal was â¦ to free the slaves in that State and perhaps start a slave rebellion. The arsenal had the weapons John Brown needed. He was captured by Federal troops and later hanged for treason against the State of Virginia. The Virginia Governor, Henry Wise, was the individual who actually charged Brown with treason.
. . ., said Henry David Thoreau in an address to the citizens of Concord, Massachusetts. No man in America has ever stood up so persistently and effectively for the dignity of human nature. . . .John Brown was hanged on December 2, 1859. previous | next Related Entries:  John Brown Holds Hostage at Bay with Rifle  John Brown's address to the court  John Brown's black raiders  The raid on Harpers Ferry  Harpers Ferry headline.