John Brown: Hero Or Villain?
John Brown is a villain due to his acts with the slaves, his killings in Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas and Missouri. He got noticed for these acts but not in the way that you would think.
John brown was born on May 9,1800. He was a sympathizer to the North. This is not true. John Brown has a very dark past. He has murdered people who murdered other people. Some people might call that gallant. It was an antihero act. John Brown was a villain.
John Brown had an idea that if he killed the slave owners than the slaves would bow down to him. His plan worked but the result was not good enough to John, so he took it to a new level.“On October 16, 1859, John Brown led a small army of 18 men into the small town of Harper's Ferry, Virginia. His plan was to instigate a major slave rebellion in the South. He would seize the arms and ammunition in the federal arsenal, arm slaves in the area and move south along the Appalachian Mountains, attracting slaves to his cause.” …show more content…
The attack on Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas and the raid on the planter in Missouri. He was finally noticed not for a heroic act but for an antagonist act. News on the raids did spread quickly, and militia companies from Maryland and Virginia arrived the day after the raid in Missouri, killing and capturing many of Brown’s men. Brown’s men ratted him out and told the militia were he was hiding out.“ On October 18, U.S. Marines commanded by Colonel Robert E. Lee and Lieutenant J.E.B. Stuart, both of whom were destined to become famous Civil War generals, captured John Brown and several other raiders alive.” (History.com) “On November 2, Brown was sentenced to death by hanging.” (History.com) On the day of his execution. John Brown wrote, “The crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” How could one man do so much damage in so little time? He might have done things to help other people, but his killings over ruled his
John brown was born on May 9,1800. He was a sympathizer to the North. This is not true. John Brown has a very dark past. He has murdered people who murdered other people. Some people might call that gallant. It was an antihero act. John Brown was a villain.
John Brown had an idea that if he killed the slave owners than the slaves would bow down to him. His plan worked but the result was not good enough to John, so he took it to a new level.“On October 16, 1859, John Brown led a small army of 18 men into the small town of Harper's Ferry, Virginia. His plan was to instigate a major slave rebellion in the South. He would seize the arms and ammunition in the federal arsenal, arm slaves in the area and move south along the Appalachian Mountains, attracting slaves to his cause.” …show more content…
The attack on Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas and the raid on the planter in Missouri. He was finally noticed not for a heroic act but for an antagonist act. News on the raids did spread quickly, and militia companies from Maryland and Virginia arrived the day after the raid in Missouri, killing and capturing many of Brown’s men. Brown’s men ratted him out and told the militia were he was hiding out.“ On October 18, U.S. Marines commanded by Colonel Robert E. Lee and Lieutenant J.E.B. Stuart, both of whom were destined to become famous Civil War generals, captured John Brown and several other raiders alive.” (History.com) “On November 2, Brown was sentenced to death by hanging.” (History.com) On the day of his execution. John Brown wrote, “The crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” How could one man do so much damage in so little time? He might have done things to help other people, but his killings over ruled his