 Clifford akabatsira kuronga musangano wechipiri webato racho, wokutanga kuitirwa panyika yeU.S., muHarpers Ferry, West Virginia, nzvimbo yokurwisa kurambidzwa kwokusungwa kwechibharo kwaJohn Brown muna 1859. Kuungana kwemazuva matatu, kubva pana August 15 kusvikira kuna 18, 1906, kwakaitika pamusasa weCliffords alma mater Storer College zvino rutivi rweHarpers Ferry National Historical Park. Vapindi vekokorodzano vakakurukura nzira yokuwana nayo maruramiro avanhu avaAfrica vokuAmerica, uye musangano wacho gare gare wakarondedzerwa naDu Bois somumwe wemisangano mikurusa iyo vaNegro vokuAmerica vakambobata. Vakapinda vakafamba kubva kuStorer College kuenda kupurazi riri pedyo reMurphy Family, nzvimbo yokuchinjira kune imwe nhare yenhau uko kutsvaka kwaJohn Brown kugumisa uranda kwakasvika mugumo wayo une ropa. Pavakangosvika ikoko, vakabvisa shangu dzavo nemasokisi kuti vakudze nzvimbo tsvene uye vakapinda mumhemberero yokuyeuka. 