The stadium now seats 45,807 and has a 6-story press box, as in 2014 a row of bleachers has been added in the standing room areas on the east, west and north sections of Rice-Eccles Stadium. 40 ADA seats were also added for a total of 790 new seats, bringing the capacity of Rice-Eccles Stadium to 45,807 (from 45,017).
John Brown was an American abolitionist who believed in and advocated armed insurrection as the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States. Brown first gained attention when he led small groups of volunteers during the Bleeding Kansas crisis of 1856. Dissatisfied with the pacifism of the organized abolitionist movement, he said, These men are all talk. What we need is actionâaction! In May 1856, Brown and his supporters killed five supporters of slavery in the ...
Some have called John Brown a martyr and champion of the oppressed, while others have referred to him as a traitor and an early American terrorist. John Brown's mission at Harpers Ferry did not immediately achieve his goals, but the legacy of the raid rang throughout the country. John Brown's quest to end slavery in America did not begin, nor end with the raid on Harpers Ferry. To understand the complicated crusader, one must begin by looking at the events that defined John Brown's life.