Editor's Picks
There is no pinned content in this Editor's Picks module.
Click here to learn more about content pinning.
-
MOUNT OLIVET | It was only fitting on senior night in a loud, enthusiastic environment in the Devil's Dome that the Deming seniors would come through down the stretch of a close game and that's exactly what happened on Tuesday night. Bracken County used
-
A former Belgrade School District employee is accused of embezzling more than $48,000 by making purchases and cash advances on the district credit card, according to Gallatin County District Court records. Della Little, 49, stole $48,848 from the school
-
BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 5: New England Patriots fans (L-R) John Brown, Andrew Keefer, and Jen Farese watch Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in a 21 to 17 fourth-quarter... View Photo »
-
As with all of our concerts, we want people to see what we’re doing at Duke and what our students are doing ... It’s also significant because Duke is a place where people go and do great things, and the concert allows us to welcome them back home.
– John Brown SOURCE: The Chronicle Duke University -
Abolitionist John Brown was born in Torrington on May 9, 1800. During the 1830s he and other abolitionists created safe havens in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Ohio where slaves could be schooled. In 1859, he organized an attack on a military arsenal a
-
PALM SPRINGS — Mission Springs Water District vice president John Brown applied — and was turned down — for a vacancy on the Desert Water Agency board Monday. Brown, re-elected to his own board in November, was one of nine people who tried to succeed Des
-
As the reach of government has gradually extended over society, we’ve been increasingly fascinated with those individuals that operate beyond the law. Be it John Brown in his famous raid on Harper’s Ferry, bootleggers during the prohibition, or even reve
-
In this Jan. 12, 2012 photo, "The Last Moments of John Brown," right, by Thomas Hovenden, hangs on display in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York. When the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens its dramatic new American Wing... View Photo »
-
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War
SOURCE: Journal Gazette & Times-Courier -
-
I loved the book, I thought it was a really fun read. Looks like the dumbest movie ever made. Any mention of Rev. John Brown in the book? He did try to start the war. Now that Hollywood has destroyed God, they have obviously moved on to destroying the gr
-
When Gaia gets pissed off enough at the antics of humanity, she sends in her hit-man, Reality, to settle accounts. Reality is blessed with a cloak of invisibility. The human race is so busy concocting stories about what it is doing, that Reality steals o
About John Brown
Wikipedia
John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to end all slavery. He led the Pottawatomie Massacre in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas and made his name in the unsuccessful raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859. Full Article
Related Photos
-
AP Photo
The Last Moments of John Brown," right, by Thomas Hovenden is displayed in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012.
View Photo » -
Reuters Pictures
Two newly ordained bishops, Charles John Brown (L) and Marek Solczynski (R), are greeted by cardinal Tarcisio Bertone and cardinal William Joseph Lavada, during a mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican City January 6, 2012. The Pontiff also held a mass...
View Photo » -
Reuters Pictures
A newly ordained bishop Charles John Brown (L) recieves a mitra by Pope Benedict XVI during a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican City January 6, 2012. The Pontiff also held a mass to celebrate The Epiphany, seen as the culmination of the Christmas festive period.
View Photo » -
Reuters Pictures
Two newly ordained bishops, Charles John Brown (R) and Marek Solczynski (L), lie prostrate in front of Pope Benedict XVI during a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican City January 6, 2012. The Pontiff also held a mass to celebrate The Epiphany, seen as the culmination of the...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
A Swiss guard stands, right, as newly elected US bishop Charles John Brown, left, and newly elected bishop Marek Solczynski from Poland lay on the ground during their ordaining ceremony led by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012.
View Photo » -
AP Photo
Newly elected US bishop Charles John Brown, left, and newly elected bishop Marek Solczynski from Poland lay during their ordaining ceremony led by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter' s Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012.
View Photo » -
AP Photo
US cardinal Bernard Law, right, kneels with other cardinals as newly elected US bishop Charles John Brown, left, and newly elected bishop Marek Solczynski from Poland lay on the ground during their ordaining ceremony led by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter' s Basilica at the Vatican, Friday,...
View Photo » -
Getty Images
Charles John Brown(C) is appointed as bishop by Pope Benedict XVI during the Eucharist for the Solemnity of Epiphany on January 6, 2012 at St Peter's basilica at the Vatican. The pontiff appointed two new bishops during the mass.
View Photo » -
Getty Images
Charles John Brown (C) receives his cross while being appointed as bishop by Pope Benedict XVI during the Eucharist for the Solemnity of Epiphany on January 6, 2012 at St Peter's basilica at the Vatican. The pontiff appointed two new bishops during the mass.
View Photo » -
AP Photo
Pittsburg State receiver John Brown (5) hauls in a pass as Wayne State's Anthony Baskin defends in the first half of their NCAA Div II National Championship college football game in Florence, Ala. , Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011.
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this Jan. 12, 2012 photo, "The Last Moments of John Brown," right, by Thomas Hovenden, hangs on display in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York. When the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens its dramatic new American Wing Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture and...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
Newly elected US bishop Charles John Brown holds his new pastoral staff during his ordaining ceremony led by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter' s Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012.
View Photo » -
AP Photo
US Cardinal William Joseph Lavada, left, congratulates with newly elected US bishop Charles John Brown, as Cardinal Tarciso Bertone, right, holds newly elected bishop Marek Solczynski from Poland, at the end of a ceremony in St. Peter' s Basilica at the Vatican led by Pope Benedict XVI,...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
US Cardinal William Joseph Lavada, left, poses his hands on newly elected US bishop Charles John Brown during his ordaining ceremony led by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter' s Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012.
View Photo » -
AP Photo
Pope Benedict XVI poses his hands on newly elected US bishop Charles John Brown during his ordaining ceremony in St. Peter' s Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012.
View Photo » -
AP Photo
Newly elected US bishop Charles John Brown lays during his ordaining ceremony led by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter' s Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012.
View Photo » -
Getty Images
Polish Marek Solczynski and US Charles John Brown lie before being appointed bishops by Pope Benedict XVI during the Eucharist for the Solemnity of Epiphany on January 6, 2012 at St Peter's basilica at the Vatican. The pontiff appointed two new bishops during the mass.
View Photo » -
Reuters Pictures
Author Tony Horwitz is seen is this undated handout released to Reuters December 22, 2011. More than 150 years after his violent attack on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, abolitionist militant John Brown still inspires fiery debate. In the new book "Midnight Rising", Horwitz, a Pulitzer-Prize...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
Wayne State cornerback Gerren DuHart (27) intercepts a pass as Pitt State receiver John Brown (5) defends in the first half of their NCAA Div II National Championship college football game in Florence, Ala. , Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011.
View Photo » -
AP Photo
A student from Georgia State University, John Brown, second from left, and a person at left who asked to remain unidentified shout the phrase "kill the bill" as they are grabbed to be escorted out of the senate chamber by state police during general session at the state capitol...
View Photo »
AP Photo
The Last Moments of John Brown," right, by Thomas Hovenden is displayed in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012.
View Photo »
