Brown Dominates His Trial

Name: Brown Dominates His Trial
Uploaded: 2012-10-26T04:00:00Z
Duration: P170S
Description: After surviving his failed siege of the armory at Harper's Ferry, John Brown goes on trial where he dominates the proceedings and the press. "You have the Northern establishment, every newspaper, saying this guy's a hero."

Clip: Season 1 | 2m 50s

After surviving his failed siege of the armory at Harper's Ferry, John Brown goes on trial where he dominates the proceedings and the press. "You have the Northern establishment, every newspaper, saying this guy's a hero."

Aired: 01/08/13

Rating: NR

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