The John Brown Monument is located on land donated by Charles Perkins, grandson of Akron’s co-founder Gen. Simon Perkins and son of Summit County’s founding senator Col. Simon Perkins, ...

The monument, which dates back to 1910, is on zoo property and not usually accessible to the public. Akron historian Dave Lieberth will share Brown’s story during the hike and W. Ginger Ferguson ...

Zoo guests will learn how the city's Black residents worked to support the construction of the John Brown Monument and fought plans to move the zoo from Perkins Woods.

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 ...

TORRINGTON — John Brown was more than an abolitionist, he was also an egalitarian. A May 9 birthday celebration, hosted by the Torrington Historical Society and the Workman Memorial African ...