John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

Summary

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry is a slave rebellion^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of slave_rebellion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,645 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry is located in Harpers Ferry^[3].
• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry is in the country of United States^[4].
• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry's instance of is recorded as slave rebellion^[5].
• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry's instance of is recorded as hostage taking^[6].
• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry took place at Harpers Ferry^[7].
• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry is part of origins of the American Civil War^[8].
• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry's Commons category is recorded as John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry^[9].
• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry began on October 16, 1859^[10].
• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry ended on October 18, 1859^[11].
• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.32305556, 'lon': -77.73027778}^[12].
• A participant in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was John Brown^[13].
• A participant in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was Robert E. Lee^[14].
• A participant in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was Israel Greene^[15].
• A participant in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was J. E. B. Stuart^[16].
• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry's topic's main category is recorded as Category:John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry^[17].
• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry^[18].

Body

When and Where

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry began on October 16, 1859^[10]. It ended on October 18, 1859^[11]. It took place at Harpers Ferry^[7]. It is in the country of United States^[4].

Context

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry is part of origins of the American Civil War^[8]. Recorded instance of include slave rebellion^[5] and hostage taking^[6].

Participants

Recorded participant include John Brown^[13], Robert E. Lee^[14], Israel Greene^[15], and J. E. B. Stuart^[16].

Why It Matters

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry ranks in the top 5% of slave_rebellion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,645 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]