In 1859, John Brown was executed for leading a violent raid on the U.S. arsenal at Harper's Ferry in what was intended to be the beginning of an armed slave uprising. Anthony organized and presided over a meeting of "mourning and indignation" in Rochester's Corinthian Hall on the day of his execution to raise money for Brown's family.Harper (1898–1908), Vol. 1, pp. 180–181.
In 1859 John Brown was executed for leading a violent raid on the US arsenal at Harper's Ferry in what was intended to be the beginning of an armed slave uprising Anthony organized and presided over a meeting of "mourning and indignation" in Rochester's Corinthian Hall on the day of his execution to raise money for Brown's familyHarper (1898–1908) Vol 1 pp 180–181