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John Brown: Terrorist Or Freedom Fighter
John Brown: Terrorist or Freedom Fighter
There are many people that think of Brown as a terrorist or freedom fighter. A lot of stuff he did was a freedom fighting kinds of things, while other people say he's a terrorist. So what I am really trying to find out id weather or not he's a freedom fighter or terrorist. John Brown fighting for a cause or not? He once said that God deemed him to free slaves. He's had people help him organize things and to get stuff to fight for what he believes in. Some people have tried to step in his way but he always seems to get around them. My conclusion of this paragraph is that he kept fighting when he had obstacles in his way. Browns " Inspiration" for doing everything he did. He grew up very religious.
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