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What did John Brown hope to accomplish with his raid? Why was Harper's ferry the target of the raid?m(._.)m

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Abolitionist John Brown leads a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery.
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