John Brown joined a group of English missionaries and formed a group called the Secret Six. They held meetings and devised plans to abolish slavery. John and the Secret Six successfully attempted to free slaves and relocate them. Slaves were relocated in a number of places, one of which was Canada. Frederick Douglas was a free black man who became friends with John Brown and helped along the cause to abolish slavery. One day in October 1859, Brown and an army of 21 armed men lead an attack on Harpers Ferry. This attack occurred over the issue of weapons to aid Brown and his followers in the cause. John Brown did however fail in this mission to invade Harpers Ferry. Brown succeeded in taking the armory, however he made the mistake of hesitating during his escape. Two of John Browns sons were killed and John himself was injured during this movement. On September 2nd, John Brown was convicted and sentenced to death. Brown's accomplishments paved way to many other intellectual abolitionists that attempted and succeeded in abolishing slavery.