Question

Why did John Brown raid Harpers
Ferry? Who helped him? explain in two sentences

Answer 1

John Brown raided Harpers Ferry in 1859 to initiate a slave uprising in the South and to seize weapons from the federal arsenal to arm enslaved people. He was supported by a small group of abolitionists, including figures such as Harriet Tubman and some of his sons, although the raid ultimately failed and led to his capture.