John Brown Dbq

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

Sometimes, politically powerful men do unexpected things. LBJ was a proud Texan. LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because of his strong principle beliefs. When he was a young adult he was a teacher for a segregated school and used part of his paycheck on them. I know LBJ's choice was principle because he was a teacher for a segregated school, he was willing to give up his chance at the next presidency, and he got the chance to give his own opinion.

How is the best villain it is shape sifter sally the meanest person because of her family and how they treated her the way they did so they through that teaching her the bad way that she will become her slave and what happened is they cheered her into a villain and guess what she said WHAIT you will find out for yourself so if you are interested in this just keep reading more and more

The article states, “He the Negro is but a grown child, and must be governed as a child, not as a lunatic or criminal” (Universal Law 1). Although Fitzhugh acknowledges that slaves shouldn’t be viewed as criminals, he does have a negative viewpoint of slaves as he refers to them as a “grown child”. Not only does this show his white supremacy, it also shows how he is justifying his actions in his own mind. By referring to the slaves as children rather than criminals it makes him feel as though he is taking care of them and doing the right thing. Moreover, the common theme of derogatory views of slaves doesn’t end with Fitzhugh’s article.

“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.

In John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry by Jonathan Earle, Earle explains the life and events that led to John Brown committing the acts that he did. John Brown was a radical abolitionist who from a young age had the loathing for slavery instilled in his mind. John being the God-fearing man that he was, believed the crimes he carried out were apart of Gods will and purpose for him. Many knew John Brown as a freedom fighter, but to most, he was a terrorist. John fought for the freedom of slaves but went about it all the wrong ways. He perpetrated many crimes that led to him being known as the terrorist that he was. While his reason for action is easy to sympathize with, his way of making a difference was wrong. Although it can be argued that John was strictly a freedom fighter who made bad choices, John Brown ultimately chose to fight violence with violence making him just as guilty as the slaveholders he fought so passionately against. These actions eventually resulted in his death.

President Lyndon Baines Johnson was revered for signing the civil rights Act bill of 1964. The act gave equal voting rights, equal employment opportunity, and banned segregation in public places, such as schools, restaurants, and swimming pools. L.B.J was the type of president that did what was best for the country under any and all circumstances. He was also the type of man that would get what he wanted no matter what.Passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 improved the lives of minorities in America by leaps and bounds, but there was, and still is, some speculation as to why Johnson signed off on the bill. Some think that it was an act based purely on Johnson selfishly wanting more votes when the next election came around, while others believe that the president made his choice based on his morals and the fact that it was the right thing to do.

Politics and power can do crazy things to people. It can change their minds of belief just to be in favor of others.That is exactly what LBJ did with his presidential powers of being in charge of the nation. LBJ was president from 1963 to 1969 and in this time he passed the Civil Rights Act, but for all his life he favored against this act. Why was he all of a sudden favoring it. Lyndon B. Johnson was politically favoring this act shown by favoring the nation's interest, the 1957 vote, and saying he was free at last from the senate's position.

A letter from Mahala Doyle says that John Brown broke into her house at midnight. He also arrested her husband and sons, took them out into the yard, and shot them in front of Mahala. The family was also a nice family because they wanted to help slaves, even though they never intended to own one. Usually, people wouldn’t just shoot anyone that is innocent, for no reason. Data has determined that John Brown was a villain because he refused to do things he had done.

Despite the varying degree to which one can define terrorism, John Brown’s actions at Harper’s Ferry and Pottawatomie Creek are likely terrorist acts in that they, like modern forms of terrorism, directly targeted government institutions of a physical and political nature.

Justice Brown, born in Lee Massachusetts in 1836, gave the ending remarks that closed the case. It is not hard to understand why Brown said what he said. He was born in the time that slavery was still ongoing in the U.S., and like

Hero or a Villain What’s the difference between a terrorist and a hero? John Brown is considered a martyr in the eyes of many and had a major role in the Kansas- Nebraska Act. During the Kansas Act, John Brown and his four sons took a big role killing five people themselves in order to abolish slavery, successfully. He used violence against slavery, but he used it to defend his claim of killing slavery.

A man’s vote gives way for elected officials to be president, but a man’s bullet could force even a stubborn and illiterate person like Andrew Johnson to take control of the reins of presidency.

Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837 at the age of eighteen in Great Britain. She was the most powerful woman on earth. At twenty, she married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg. It was one of the happiest royal marriages in history. When he died from typhoid in 1861, she was inconsolable.

The foremost example of the contrast between the slaves and those portrayed as being evil rested in the character of Uncle Tom. A devout Christian, Tom never lost