Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Civil War

Saturday, March 10, 2:00 p.m.

Plotted in secret, launched in the dark, John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry ruptured the union between North and South. Yet few Americans know the true story of the militant idealists who invaded Virginia before the Civil War. Come hear Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tony Horwitz paint a telling portrait of a volatile time. Copies of Horwitz’s 2011 publication, Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War, will be available for purchase following the talk. This free public lecture is sponsored by Ruby W. Linn.