Biographical Essay: A Brief Biography Of John Brown

Referred to as a “antislavery zealot” by some and as a “heroic hand” by others, John Brown was certainly one who stained history with blood. John Brown’s conduction of anti-slavery raids to fight “fire with fire”, triggered by his radical ways to fight the tyranny that was slavery,Brown impacted the whole country. During this time most anti-slavery supporters were peaceful and only tried to fight slavery “morally”, however John Brown lead many anti slavery raids his most famous and the one which he would have to pay with his life being, the Harpers Ferry Raid. The seizing of federal armory and arsenal with a group of men with just a mere hope of the local slave population helping him in order to reach success and create a nation wide effect failed miserably when the slavery population frightened did not join his raid. Captured, John Brown delivered one of the most enticing and alluring speech during his trial, his last speech, his address to the court in which he admits his actions in his “crusade” to fight slavery as well as patronizingly accepts his punishment without regret or remorse. In his speech he address one objection, being that if he was fighting on behalf of the rich, high class and those who supported and benefited from the tyrant slavery system,he would have been rewarded and praised instead of punished, proving that once again the tyrant, oppresing, racist and discriminating federal government was being run by bias men who aimed to keep the inhuman hierarchy

John Brown led a midnight attack on the pro-slavery settlement as retaliation for the raid that caused the death of two and destruction of a hotel and two printing presses; five people were killed by Brown and his following; Brown's sons and their

On October 16th, 1859, John Brown led a group of twenty-one men in an attack on the Harpers Ferry Arsenal. His idea was to go from town to town arming black slaves hoping to spark a rebellion. The uprising was

Brown's attack on Harper's Ferry affected American culture more than can ever be understood. Tension between the North and South was building in the 1850's. Slavery among many other things was dividing the country into two sections. Brown was executed on December 2, 1859 for his murderous out-lash on society. Was his mind so twisted and demented that he would commit cold-blooded murder? The answer is no. John Brown was a man with a goal and a purpose. When he said that abolition could not be achieved without blood he was right. It is one of histories great ironies; John Brown's struggle preceded the Civil War by only 17 months. Thousands of people were killed in the Civil War, yet John Brown

In 1859, John Brown, also know as Issac Smith, leased the Kennedy Farmhouse, just miles from Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. Brown planned out his attack on Harper’s Ferry. He was going to provide local slaves with weapons. He was hoping to pose fear in the slave owners. Despite the planning, nothing went accordingly. The slaves didn’t join his army as expected. The local police and the US Marines under the authority of Robert E. Lee, put an end to the raid. Most of Brown’s men were killed or captured including his sons. Although, he was wounded badly, he was put on trial very fast and was found to be guilty of murder, treason, and inciting slave insurrection in Virginia. John Brown was put to death by hanging on December

In 1859, John Brown raided Harpers Ferry because he wanted the slaves to rise up and revolt so the area could become free, but it could be suggested that he did it because he was insane. He had studied other abolitionists such as Toussaint L’Ouverture and Nat Turner to create his plan to raid Harpers Ferry. When the slaves didn’t revolt with him, he was arrested and executed for murder and treason. The country’s opinion was divided on the matter.

On May 24, 1856, John Brown and his small army of men raided Lawrence, Kansas, killing five unsuspecting civilians. The attack ended in the capture and hanging of Brown, as the action was seen as treasonous. Since this event, debate has incessantly surrounded the figure due to the violence and morality of the situation. Despite the lives lost, John Brown was a hero because of the reasoning of the raid and the lack of alternative options.

“John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was a radical abolitionist from the United States, who advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to abolish slavery for good. He led the Pottawatomie Massacre in 1856 in Bleeding Kansas and made his name in the unsuccessful raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859. He was tried and executed for treason against the

“Every villain is a hero in his own mind,” quoted Tom Hiddleston, an English actor best known for playing Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. From this quote it is understood that every person perceives “right” and “wrong” differently and will act according to their perception. People consider a person as either a hero or villain by looking at their actions. John Brown, was a white American abolitionist who believed that armed rebellion was the only way to overthrow slavery in the United States. With the evidence provided with different resources, such as the article John Brown: Villain or Hero? by Steven Mintz, it can be seen that John Brown is a villain.

He led a raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry in 1859, hoping to arm enslaved people and start a revolt. However, the raid failed, and Brown was captured and later executed. Brown's actions were controversial then, but he is remembered as a martyr for the abolitionist cause. Like the story of John Brown, many other people like Martin L. King, Ralph Emerson, and Elizabeth Stanton

Brown made many violent attacks through his long attempt to end slavery. One of Brown's rather horrific attacks was the murder of five pro-slavery settlers in the Pottawatomie Creek. It was once stated that brown did this act of violence out of rage, and it

Thesis: John Brown was a man full of honor and passion when it came to the abolishment of slavery. Not only that, but he was a man who believed that his actions were justified by his beliefs and social standpoint. Even though, he was a strong willed man; capable of standing up for his philosophies on life, he was a man who acted upon his emotions, and killed, interrogated, and terrorized towns and people. Your beliefs and morality do not justify the amount of terror that you cause, and it does not justify the amount of blood you spill; John Brown was a terrorist.

Throughout history John Brown has been described as a terrorist, mentally ill, and a failure among other things. Because he stood strongly for what he believed in, and his goal was eventually achieved he can be seen for the most part as a hero. Brown was described as “an American who gave his life that millions of other Americans be free” (Chowder,6). Brown was a headstrong abolitionist who claimed that he was told by God to end slavery causing him to see himself as “a latter-day Moses” (Chowder, 6). With this, he stopped at nothing to fulfill these expectations. Brown’s heroism is displayed through how he was recounted by others during and after his lifetime, the actions though drastic he took when fighting for what he believed in, and

Born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Wentworth, North Carolina, John Brown a freshman at Rockingham Community College is a panther in disguise lying in wait for his next opponent. Brown, who comes from a long line of wrestlers, is far more powerful than most observers would expect from his wiry frame. Although he weighs only 145 pounds, Brown can bench press 200 pounds making him formidable on the mat. Since he began competing in the sport at a local recreation center while in middle school, Brown has won several awards, often pinning opponents within the first ten seconds of a match. Extremely intelligent, Brown does not let his love for wrestling interfere with his ability to maintain

     The main focus of the story “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is the triumph of evil over good. A supposedly good man is tempted by evil and allows himself to be converted into a man of evil. This is much like the situation that arises in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, where two people are tempted to sin and give in thus submitting themselves to the power of the devil. In this novel, the area where the devil resides is strictly parallel to that in “Young Goodman Brown”.