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The raid was an effort by the armed abolitionist to initiate an armed slave . This was supposed to be done by taking over a United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
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Brown's failed attempt to loot the armory at Harper's Ferry, ended with his capture. He was put on trial for treason, found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging.
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