Then a free Negro man who worked at the railroad station, Hayward Shepherd, walked down to the bridge.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

With his force of less than twenty men, John Brown moved through the darkness down to the bridge that crossed the Potomac River.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

"There is a sense that when the political leaders arrive in the next few days, that they will be able to overcome some of the stumbling blocks, because I believe the leaders will be able to really grab this issue by the scruff of the neck and get down to the substance and bridge the remaining gaps,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.17