John Brown

Many students are interested in learning about John Brown because he stood up against the evils of slavery and BCoF gives us some good information about his raid at Harper's Ferry. I tell my students to research John Brown and his men and the Border Ruffians and have them give me the similarities and differences between the two groups. Of course most come back saying they would side with Brown because they cannot relate to slavery and what it was like during this time period. I see that we will be visiting Harper's Ferry on July 10th, I am really looking forward to seeing this place first hand so I can get a better feel for it when I teach my students about this important topic in American history.