Answer:
John Brown led the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859 to inspire abolitionists to fight against slavery in the United States.
Explanation:
On October 16, 1859, supported by Northern abolitionists, Brown planned to create liberated zones in the hills of the western part of Virginia and with 20 of his followers raided and took the federal arsenal of Harpers Ferry and, taking control of the city. His group was surrounded by an Army company under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee. Ten Brown men, including two of his sons, died in the ensuing battle, and he was wounded and forced to surrender. He was arrested and charged with treason and murder, executed on December 2, 1859, in Charles Town, West Virginia (then Virginia), thus becoming a martyr for the abolitionist cause.
