Kerry Altenbernd, a Lawrence-based reenactor, portrays the abolitionist John Brown. (Frank Barthell photo) Brown’s first stop was the farmhouse of settler James Doyle. While his wife Mahalia begged ...
Brown's son Frederick, who had participated in the Pottawatomie Creek massacre, was shot dead by a pro-slavery man. Although Brown survived many brushes with opponents, he seemed to sense his own fate ...