John Brown : Symbolism And Abolitionism

However John Brown is someone who fought for what is right in his own mind without directions from other men. He was fully capable of knowing the surroundings around his world and was aware of how he was executing his action to fight for freedom for the slaves. However as he claimed that God came down and spoke to him to be the leader to free the slaves, John Brown took actions by his own choice and not by a superiority figure. He fought for colored choice by his own choice and not the choices of others. And in today's world the fight at Harper’s Ferry should not be counted as an act of terrorism but rather of act of free will to believe what is right for the country. John Brown is someone who fought for what is right in his mind. His mental state was not ill neither religious superiority controlled him to commit his actions. John Brown fighting for the freedom of colored men was his own choice and not the choices of other. He should be considered today as a true noble abolitionist who paved the way for equality for all and a hero to

John Brown was a man who lived in the mid eighteen-hundreds and who fought against the evil of slavery. He had a very strong belief that slavery was unjust, and this is true, but he thought that in order to abolish slavery, violence would be the best method. That’s where he went wrong. John Brown led two attacks on slave owners and those who supported slavery, the first at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas on May 24th, 1856, and the second at Harper Ferry, Virginia on October 16th, 1859. At Pottawatomie Creek, joined by seven others, Brown brutally hacked to death five men with sabers. These men supported slavery but weren’t even slave owners themselves. On October 16th, 1859, Brown led 21 men on another raid on Harpers Ferry attempting to

John Brown thought that the way to overthrow slavery was through violence. John Brown also killed Pro slavery residents or to be more specific civilians that were pro slavery. He also justified his actions by saying it was the will of God, that he committed those murders according to Biography.com.

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 extreme abolitionist. His raid on Harpers Ferry was one of the first monumental events leading up to the civil war.

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

Also, the people in the free states grieved when they heard he was executed. John Brown thought that slavery wouldn’t end without violence, so he took a stand and made an attempt to stop

John Brown took an aggressive action against the South. When he fled a group of men to attack the South in attempt to free slaves. As the slaves didn't rise up the operation quickly dismantled, and John Brown was captured by Robert E. Lee and paid with his life. When Northerners sympathized with the courages action of Browns in the South started seeing the Republicans views on slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the presidential candidate for the Republicans he won with only 40% of his votes. Knowing he wasn't even on 10 states ballets, the Electoral College voted him as President and put him in the White House regardless of the percentage of the votes. Even though he had said he would not interfere with slavery, he did not attend to abolish it but because he was a Republican they didn't trust him. This convinced enough leaders in various states in the South that the federal government was not going to give in with slavery. As the Southern states began to secede in the Union starting with South Carolina they felt walls closing around them.

John Brown was a hero. His reasoning for raiding Harper’s Ferry was that he wanted to abolish slavery. Events that led to the raid was the Dred Scott case and how a slave sued for his freedom because his master took him to Wisconsin, a free state. The Supreme Court ruled against Scott and said that black people whether they were free or not couldn't sue because they weren't citizens and that slaves were property and that they could be taken anywhere. Other news was the new territories and deciding on whether “it be slaving owning or free (video 0:14).” Which started the Kansas protest that was once peaceful turned violent. This was the start of John Brown and him wanting to end slavery because he was chosen to by God.The plan was to take control

As John Brown matures he decides he is going to make the choice to try and change slavery in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. John Brown killed many people hoping to start a slave rebellion. The South perceived this as the North wanting to kill the slave owners of the South to abolish slavery. This occurrence frightened a lot of moderate Southerners into thinking that abolitionists would keep encouraging slave uprisings in the South. John Brown represented the South's biggest fear of their slaves turning against them which stirred more conflict. This wavered many people into supporting the succession as a solution to the Abolitionists continuing and increasing anti-slavery

John Brown was born in Torrington, Connecticut on the 9th of May in 1800. John Brown's parents were Owen and Ruth Brown. John had 6 siblings, and he was the 3rd oldest among the 6. Growing up Owen Brown taught his children of the Calvinists

John Brown was born on May 9, 1800 in Connecticut. Brown grew up in a very religious family with strong Calvinist views. While the rest of the American colonies were starting to question their religious beliefs, and going through the First and Second Great Awakening, Brown stayed true to the way he grew up, and continued to follow his Calvinist beliefs. These beliefs showed through by his behavior and attitude towards his abolitionist movement that culminated at Harper’s Ferry.

John Brown was an abolitionist who attempted to free slaves. He had a strong hatred for slavery. Many abolitionists moved to Kansas since the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 which gave states the right to decide if they would allow slavery. They wanted to make Kansas a non-slave state. In 1855 Brown and his family moved to Osawatomie Kansas, he bought land and had a farm. In 1856 the town of Lawrence which was near where they lived was fiercely attacked and burned by men who were proslavery. Only a few short days later John Brown led his men he gathered up to Pottawatomie Creek, where they killed five proslavery settlers. On October 16. 1859, Brown along with sixteen white men and five black men led a raid on the U.S. arsenal at Harper’s Ferry

Scott John Hammond convey a different transition in our American history, John Brown was fueled on freedom of religion and human race. According to the article John Brown: America's First Terrorist? , "For southerners, Brown was the embodiment of all their fears- a white man willing to die to end slavery. For many Northerners, he was a prophet of righteousness"(Finkelman). Folks from the North was well aware that Brown violent acts was the start of a revolution to end slavery and satisfy the purpose of the Declaration of Independence. On the other hand, the southerners differed his principle of "freedom" he was considered a threat to the union and a harm to society that need to be banished. Brown evaluated society according to the "laws

The abolitionist movement used to be miniscule compared to the pro-slavery stance. John Brown was one of a handful of white people who were anti-slavery. It was a cause he was willing to die for. A cause he had an enormous amount of passion for. Brown in 1855 had assisted in the escape of several slaves.

John Brown was an abolitionist who believed peaceful protest was not enough, and that violence would be required so that slavery could come to an end. John Brown witnessed a slave being beaten when he was at a very young age and this gave him the temptation to try with all his effort to outlaw slavery.