John Brown was a man of action -- a man who would ... Brown did not emerge as a figure of major significance until 1855 after he followed five of his sons to the Kansas territory.

John Brown is born in Torrington, Connecticut. His father, Owen, a strict Calvinist, hated slavery and believed that holding humans in bondage was a sin against God. 1812 The War of 1812 ...

It is a beautiful, harsh and remote environment. 6. Osawatomie, Kansas Oct. 7, 1855 - John Brown arrives in Kansas. On May 24, 1856, he goes to nearby Pottawatomie Creek and directs his men in ...

John Brown in this regard was, I think, remarkable." Despite his contributions to the antislavery cause, Brown did not emerge as a figure of major significance until 1855, after he followed five ...