"If one abolitionist could come South with this in mind, and put guns in the hands of enslaved people, others could."
-Fergus Bordewich
-Fergus Bordewich
Virginia Court House (25)
The Harpers Ferry raid was a failure but John Brown's trial gave him a platform where he could further express his views on slavery. Brown could not have gained this platform without his capture and the failed raid. His trial struck fear into the heart of the Southern nation, bringing the United States one step closer to Civil War.
(25) Becker, Helaine. John Brown. Woodbridge: Blackbirch, 2001. Print.