Chambersburg, PA, United States
Frederick Douglass and John Brown. The two abolitionists met at a stone quarry here, Aug. 19-21, 1859, and discussed Brown's plans to raid the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. He urged Douglass to join an armed demonstration against slavery. Douglass refused, warning the raid would fail; the Oct. 1
6, 1859 attack confirmed his fears. Brown was captured with his surviving followers and was executed Dec. 2, 1859.
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