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Why was John Brown put to death in 1859?

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Why was John Brown put to death in 1859?

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In 1859 brown led a raid on the federal army at Harpers Ferry to start a liberty for slaves there.He trialed with treason against the commonwealth of Virginia, killed 5 and a slave insurraction.He ended up being hanged by all the other courts.
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