'John Brown Arraigned Before Judge Richard Parker' postcard   Save
John Brown Collection
Description: Postcard depicting John Brown being arraigned before Judge Richard Parker in 1859. Brown was famously arrested for his unsuccessful raid on the armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1859. He was found guilty of treason and was hung for his crime. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04102
Subjects: Abolitionists -- Ohio; John Brown's Raid, 1859; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) History;
Places: Charleston (West Virginia)