Second Friday Lecture: John Brown: Hero or Terrorist? Martyr or Madman?

Friday, October 11  |  12:00pm – 1:00pm  |  Speaker: Bob Presman

This presentation will examine John Brown’s life and how he came from obscurity to become one of the most significant figures in the runup to the Civil War.  It will include the views of modern historians on John Brown and how his attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry triggered the Civil War.