Question: Why did Owen Brown (Abolitionist, Born 1824)'s father die?
Sentence (from "John Brown (abolitionist)"): In October 1859, Brown led a raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (today West Virginia), intending to start a slave liberation movement that would spread south through the mountainous regions of Virginia and North Carolina; there was a draft constitution for the state he hoped to establish.
Relevant evidence: No