John Brown is perhaps one of the most controversial people in American history. Born and raised in a family of devout Calvinists who hated slavery‚ he befriended many Native Americans and even a slave boy. Brown witnessed his slave friend receive many beatings and saw as the boy was made to sleep in the cold in only rags and this was what he later described as having transformed him into an Abolitionist. While Browns acts to put an end to slavery were extreme‚ to call him an international terrorists
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Is John brown a terrorist or revolutionary. Well lets see‚ I believe that john brown was a terrorist for 3 reason‚ my first proof reason is that his initial plan was to take control of the federal armory and after that cease control of all the weapons and use them to arm and free slaves all across the south. My second reason is that John Brown has a long line of insane family members. My third and final proof is that john brown is abolitionist but not antislavery. I believe that John Brown
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like a worthless being is what many called a “standard home”. Unfortunately‚ Brown and many others were exposed to this atrocious mindset. Despite these influences‚ John Brown became a warrior in the battle for freedom of African Americans. Brown had been born into the 1800’s on May 9 within Connecticut before the Brown family moved to Ohio. Because of Brown’s religious upbringing‚ slavery was an unacceptable norm John wished to fight against. As the use of enslaved African Americans expanded‚ so
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“The crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood (John Brown)”. John Brown used violence and killed many people. Not only that‚ but the death of two of his sons was not enough to stop him from moving on. Brown was so determined that he believed it was God’s wish that he abolishes slavery. He thought he was made for this job only. John Brown reckoned violence is the solution to achieve his goal and be successful. He led a raid on Harper’s Ferry with several men. The motive
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Feurey US History 10 November 2015 John Brown: Hero or Terrorist? There is much debate about the kind of person that John Brown was. Some call him a hero for his courageous actions‚ while others regard him as a terrorist due to his horrifying movements against slavery. John Brown was an abolitionist who completely loathed slavery. This caused him to grab hold of the weapons that were at Harpers Ferry in the United States‚ in October of 1859. Even though Brown did not admit to it‚ many people thought
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Of the people who know about John Brown‚ some will debate over the fact that he was a freedom fighter or a terrorist. Some will say he is a terrorist because he killed so many people. Then there is the people who say he is a freedom fighter who vowed his life to end slavery even if it cost him his life. First let’s talk about how he is a freedom fighter. When John went into Harpers Ferry he could of just blew up the armory‚ destroying the town and killing many like a terrorist would have since their
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John Brown; Hero‚ or Completely Senile? John brown has been looked upon by many as a hero‚ but was he really a hero? Let’s look at the thing’s he’s done for abolition and think to ourselves as we read‚ “is this really what a ‘hero’ would do?” I’ll go into more detail later through out this of course‚ but for now‚ let’s review the gist of what he has “done for abolition.” From the third document‚ it states that he led only 21 men into the military arsenal in Harpers Ferry‚ Virginia. That was
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Freedom Fighter or Terrorist which is John Brown. I believe John Brown is a terrorist. From the violence he did. John Brown should have thought out his plain to help with slavery in a different way. He did violence because his dad did not like slavery but John Brown cared about the slaves. He thought God wanted him to free the slaves with violence so he did. Main reason of terrorism is defined- “the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property intimidate or coerce government‚
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Chan Kim Professor Seiling HIST 170 22 May 2013 Debate between John Brown and Irrational Terrorist Opposition to slavery issue was a major problem in the seventeenth and eighteenth century in the United States. Most of the opposition came from the religious leaders‚ especially Christian (Purtian) leaders. Such as Samuel Sewall‚ John Woolman and Anthony Bezezet published pamphlets that urge people to abolish slavery system. John Brown was also the abolitionist who believed that armed insurrection
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In Chapter 7 of After The Fact‚ Davidson and Lytle attempt to prove if John Brown was a sane or insane person. After Brown’s attack on Harpers Ferry‚ Brown was put on trial for treason. In that battle‚ Brown led a group of 21 men‚ 5 of whom were black slaves‚ to the port town of Harpers Ferry in an effort to unite against the controversial issue of slavery. His attack began when he took a few captives‚ including Lewis Washington‚ the first president’s grandson. Although it began well‚ he underestimated
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