SONGS ABOUT JOHN BROWN

16 October 1859 - Abolitionist John Brown seized the Federal Arsenal at Harpers Ferry with about 20 followers. Three days later, Brown was captured and the insurrection was put down by U.S. Marines under the command of Col. Robert E. Lee. Brown was convicted of treason, murder, and inciting slaves to rebellion, and was hanged on December 2, 1859.

Many recordings of John Brown's Body on YouTube    https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=John+Brown+s+body
Wikipedia: John Brown's Body    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown%27s_Body
Information about ”John Brown's Body" Song, 1861    https://iowaculture.gov/history/education/educator-resources/primary-source-sets/abolitionist-movement/john-browns-body-song
A sheet of lyrics to “Old John Brown: A Song for Every Southern Man,” ca. 1861.    https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/john-brown-s-raid-on-harper-s-ferry/sources/1729

TAKE ME BACK TO HARPER’S FERRY  - Magpie       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j-LzSg-EQU
HARPERS FERRY   - Christian Lopez       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvcFhMhwVX
THE SEANCE AT HARPERS FERRY   - Mc Lars       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lh0tRhFZTY

A sheet of lyrics to “Old John Brown: A Song for Every Southern Man,” ca. 1861.     https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/john-brown-s-raid-on-harper-s-ferry/sources/1729