How Did John Brown Changed American History

John Brown changed American history by following his religious beliefs, his violence to end slavery and dying for what he believed in.
As a young boy John was influenced by his parents’ religious beliefs. They taught their children to pray and to read the bible. Their parents hated slavery. They taught their children to be kind to African Americans who were enslaved. John’s parents thought holding a person hostage and abusing them was a sin. As John grew older he vowed to get back at those who abused slaves, after seeing a tragic event in his early childhood that haunted him for years. John believed that the only way to end slavery was to use violence. The only thing he wanted was to end slavery and he was not going to give up. He came up
The jury found Brown guilty for his actions and sentenced to death. Before his execution John Brown stated: “I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged but with blood.” He was then hanged in Charles Town on December 2nd. The rest of his captured men were also trialed and sentenced to death. A huge controversy swept the nation about John Brown. Many said he was a brave hero who became one of their martyrs. A hero who was murdered for his beliefs and never giving up on what he believed in. A man who tried to help abused slaves and tried to abolish slavery. On the other hand there were many people who opposed the idea of John Brown being a hero. Many other people thought John Brown was a murderous man who needed to be stopped. A man who took over a government facility to kill innocent citizens. John Brown’s actions caused a division between the North and the South. It was also the start of the civil war. Later John Brown’s name became a symbol as time passed. It became a symbol for pro-union and anti-slavery beliefs. The effects that John Brown left behind was astonishing. After the civil war a school was made a Harpers Ferry for African Americans. Many African Americans got the chance to study and have an education just like the rest of the kids. The leaders of this school showed the importance of John Brown, his courage and bravery. He was very inspiring for them. Frederick Douglass, one of his former supporters before the attack, gave a speech about Brown at the school. Harper Ferry caught the attention of newspaper editors and saw how significant the place was. It then became the site for a meeting called Second Niagara Movement, that later was called the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which we know today. Anyone who attended those meetings walked to John Brown’s fort to honor him. Brown’s fort was later