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Internet Resources Directory

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Black Raiders
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2941.html
This website tells about the African-Americans who participated in the raid on Harper's Ferry with John Brown.
John Brown's execution
http://johnbrownsbody.net/Book_extract.htm
This website is from a chapter from a book about John Brown called Marching On! that describes the day of his execution and events that followed.
Slavery and Abolition
http://www.civilwar.si.edu/slavery_brown4.html
Information and pictures about slavery, abolition, and the Civil War from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.
John Brown Meeting A Slave Mother and Her Child
http://www.kancoll.org/khq/1940/40_4_malin.htm
Here are a number of different pictures of (and information about) John Brown meeting a slave mother and her child. Scroll past the text to see the images.
John Brown's address to the court
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2943t.html
Read what John Brown said to the court after he was convicted and sentenced to death.
"John Brown's Body" song and information
http://johnbrownsbody.net/index.html
In this website, learn about the history of the song about John Brown. There are also links to other interesting subjects related to John Brown, slavery, and songs of the times.
John Brown Painting
http://www.americanart.si.edu
Follow this link to see one of William H. Johnson's paintings of John Brown. Click on the image for a larger version.