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AbolitionPolitics & LawWarWest Boston John Brown

John Brown, Lewis Hayden, and the Abolitionist Support Networks on Beacon Hill

John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, intended to spark a violent uprising by enslaved people against their oppressors, was preceded by Brown’s efforts to acquire recruits and financial support. He received some assistance from abolitionist Lewis Hayden, who lived on the north slope of Beacon Hill with his wife, abolitionist Harriet Hayden.

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