photo by: Shutterstock Abolitionist John Brown. Renowned Lawrence artist Stan Herd is set to create the world’s first earthwork portrait of the infamous abolitionist John Brown.

The portrait will be located in John Brown Memorial Park to highlight the community’s role in Bleeding Kansas and the pre-Civil War era. According to officials, the portrait will debut during ...

John Brown was a man of action -- a man who would not be deterred from his mission of abolishing slavery. On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry ...

Abolitionist John Brown wasn't born in Kansas, but made his mark during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War. Today, 165 years after his execution, Brown's violent acts and influence are ...