John Brown: Abolitionist or Psychopath His 378 August 3‚ 2012 John Brown Part 1 1. On October 16‚ 1859 John Brown led a group of men to Harper’s Ferry‚ Virginia and raided the Federal arsenal. Brown wanted to create an army of African-Americans that would in the end help release black slaves in the Southern states. Brown and his men manage to capture the arsenal but the town people of Harper’s Ferry surrounded the buildings and trapped Brown and his men. Brown had intended to steal the government’s
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The last essay that I studied was‚ “John Brown‚ Quietist” by W. Caleb McDaniel. Personally‚ this was my favorite of the essays to have read. McDaniel’s main argument in his essay was to prove the fact John Brown was not a quietest. Although he is called so by many‚ it is an extreme paradox‚ which is a statement or proposition that‚ despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises‚ leads to a conclusion that seems senseless‚ logically unacceptable‚ or self-contradictory. Throughout
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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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2012 John Brown and Spider-Man: Hero? Villain? America Can’t Decide Students of history and those merely interested in casual inquiry will often explore a topic‚ find a legitimate opinion‚ accept it at face value‚ and move on. Too often with young or inexperienced historians this is the case. It does‚ in a way‚ make sense. Many topics an individual will study have been researched and written on countless times. It is easy to accept an opinion as is and forget about it. John Brown is one of
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Brianna Pabon Historical Research Writing‚ A2 January 5th‚ 2015 Research Paper‚ Final John Brown Raid on Harpers Ferry‚ A Hero or a Villain? When it comes to the topic of John Brown’s raid and if he was hero or a villain‚ most of us will readily agree John Brown was murderer thus making him a villain. Where as some are convinced that he was a hero for wanting to help free slaves. John Brown was indeed a hero he believed greatly for the freedom of slaves‚ but was using violence to fight
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Jason Peterman History 128 12-7-10 Chris Carey John Brown: An Extreme Abolitionist John Brown’s beliefs about slavery and activities to destroy it hardly represented the mainstream of northern society in the years leading up to the Civil War. This rather unique man‚ however‚ took a leading role in propelling the nation toward secession and conflict. Many events influenced Brown’s views on slavery from an early age. When he was older‚ his strong anti-slavery feelings had grown‚ and he became an
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martyrs or terrorists. John Brown happens to be a murderous fanatic. I firmly believe that John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry did not have a remarkable impact on abolition. John brown risked his life as well as others. Brown also had nearly no support from slaves in his attempt to abolish slavery. Despite his efforts‚ and the reactions of the people in the nation he still underwent prosecution. Unfortunately‚ it is almost as if he died in vain. The efforts of john brown were almost unrecognized
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John Brown had no reason to break the laws of the United States. Not only did he murder people but he attacked a federal facility. Which was completely useless because it didn’t help abolitionists at all. It made it worse because he gave abolitionist a bad name. John brown is a terrorist who had no need to murder people or attack a federal facility. John Brown killed 15 people at Harpers Ferry which cannot be justified because most of the people were civilians. John Brown also killed people
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John Brown was an abolitionist during the lead up to the Civil War. He believed that God chose him to end slavery and kill southerners with only violence in his toolbelt. Brown had controversy over his actions. The nation was already tenuous and the murders that John Brown committed only added to that. The north was all for it‚ Brown was doing what they hadn’t had the courage to do. The southerners were outraged‚ claiming Brown for a traitor. I believe John Brown was a terrorist. He was on an expedition
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John Brown‚ in 1859‚ raided and killed seven innocent people in the South while attempting to free the slaves of the area and create a haven for them. Brown was convicted of murder and hanged. While Southerners may have hated Brown for his invasion their rights to own slaves‚ he was thought to be a martyr for the abolitionist cause in the North with his self sacrifice and deep devotion‚ further separating the two in both ideals and motives of pre-Civil War 1863. However you may slice it‚ Brown’s
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