Much has been made of Queen Victoria's relationship with her ghillie John Brown - now a woman who believes she is their ...

Last Sunday was the 163rd anniversary of John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry, which for me was an excuse to flip through W.E.B. Du Bois’s 1909 biography of Brown for the first time in years ...

THE story of John Brown 1 is distinguished among the few narratives of modern history which accumulate additional interest with the lapse of time. Many a man, who has played a great part in human ...

Here’s everything you need to know about John Brown’s actual raid at Harpers Ferry, dramatized in Sunday’s series finale of the Showtime historical drama. By Reggie Ugwu “The Good Lord ...

Ethan Hawke read John Brown’s letters from jail to prepare for playing him in “The Good Lord Bird.” “They’re the writings of a person with a cause,” he said. Kevin Lynch/Showtime ...

Was abolitionist John Brown a psychopath, a sinner or a saint? The answer depends on whom you ask, and when. The long-awaited premiere of Showtime’s “ The Good Lord Bird,” based on James ...

My ancestors founded Brown University. Its connection to slavery isn't what you've heard. It's true that my famous ancestor John Brown defended the slave trade. But many others fought for equality ...

On the road to Lake Placid, New York you'll start to see historical signs making where the pre-Civil War abolitionist John Brown had some connection to.

This is Part III of a three-part series about John Brown, a former Cincinnati high school basketballphenomwho played few documented games, but whose inner-city legend continues to grow for his ...

This is Part II of a three-part series on John Brown, a former Cincinnati high school basketballphenomwho played few documented games but whose inner-city legend continues to grow for his exploits ...

The amazing life story of mountain man John Brown Sr. wasn’t glamorized in a movie or a television show like some of his fellow trailblazers from the 1840s, but his real-life adventures were… ...

John Brown's violent campaign against slavery — punctuated by the dramatic 1859 raid at Harper's Ferry, Va. — made him a divisive figure, then and now. A new biography by David Reynolds ...