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Pbs Learning Media: Attack at Harper's Ferry: The Abolitionists

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In 1859, John Brown seized a federal armory at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, taking several hostages but failed to incite a revolution. Authorities found a link between Brown and Frederick Douglass. [1:41]

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frederick douglass, john brown
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pbs learningmedia: attack at harper's ferry: the abolitionists, harper's ferry (september 1862)
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)