On Dec. 2, 1859 this militant abolitionist was hanged for treason
In Charles Town, 
Virginia, militant abolitionist John Brown is executed on charges of treason,... [DOC] [TLE] John Brown (abolitionist) - Wikipedia [PAR] John Brown (May 9, 1800  December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist 
who believed ... Brown's trial resulted in his conviction and a sentence of death 
by hanging.