his or her life. By this definition‚ there existed countless heroes in America during the 1800’s with relation to slavery. There were many abolitionists‚ particularly from the North‚ that exhibited courageous attitudes. It was these heroes that taught the southerners‚ who believed their lives could only prevail if slavery survived and expanded westward‚ what they knew was morally right (3‚ 92). John Brown is one abolitionist who stands out amongst the rest and has been noted as one of the most important
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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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John Brown was born on May 9‚ 1800‚ in Torrington‚ Connecticut‚ in a Calvinist household. John’s father‚ Owen‚ worked as a tanner and zealously thought slavery was wrong‚ along with the rest of his family. When John was twelve‚ he was traveling through Michigan and saw an enslaved African-American boy being beaten‚ which haunted John for the rest of his life. Which led John to becoming an abolitionist‚ ultimately ending slavery‚ and that was going to be initiated by raiding Harpers Ferry. Harpers
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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
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but who I have in my life that counts” (Community Family). In The Pearl by John Steinbeck‚ Kino is man who is satisfied with his life and family; in “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers‚ Greg is a boy who is disrespectful toward his father. As the stories continued‚ Kino because unsatisfied when he found a pearl and began dreaming about a better future; Greg started to respect his father because Lemon Brown showed him the treasure and Greg understood his father is trying to do what
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In the era of the 1960’s America faced problems which new to the country. Problems like antiwar rallies‚ civil rights movements‚ and assassinations of some of the greatest men that ever made an impact on society. The horror of the Vietnam War spreading through the nation from media‚ and the continuous fight to have equality was just too much for some. The 1960’s brought even the President of The United States to his knees. The 1960’s had many changes in the goals‚ the strategies‚ and the civil rights
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In the History Court’s trial of John Brown‚ the jury found him to be guilty. John Brown was deemed guilty of being morally unjustified for an insurrection. This insurrection was the killing of several slave owners and their families‚ and the starting of a slave uprising. The Prosecution made several key points. Their first witness‚ William Wilberforce‚ was able to nonviolently stop the slave trade in Britain. Through his use of nonviolence‚ many people followed him. William stated that it was worth
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John Brown was brought into this world by his parents who were Owen Brown (father) and Ruth Mills Brown (mother) in Torrington‚ Connecticut on May 4‚ 1800. His father‚ Owen Brown‚ made a living with making leather from skin off of animals as a tanner while his mother died in his childhood. Early in his childhood his parents instilled in him religious backgrounds and views on slavery. At around 12 years old‚ Brown witnessed the wrongful abuse of an African American boy. Seeing this made Brown view
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