The trial of John Brown
Subtitle: a re-creation of an abolitionist's 1859 trial for treason, after he led an abortive raid on Harper's Ferry
By: Bill Lacey
Contributors: Interact (Organization)
Series: Interact : learning through involvement
Publisher: Interact
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Carlsbad, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Brown, John, -- 1800-1859; Trials (Treason) -- West Virginia; Abolitionists -- United States; Simulation games in education
Description: A simulation of the trial of John Brown which will let students experience the major issues which caused the Civil War, the rudiments of a jury trial, how terms such as "fanatic," "martyr," "traitor," and others apply to John Brown, and the details of an event which polarized opinions on slavery and sectionalism