Christopher Burich Argumentative Essay

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I am Christopher Burich from Chicago, Illinois. I am a detective for the Pinkerton Agencies. As of today, I am strong supporter of abolitionism and antislavery. I am writing to you to talk about the recent events and attacks toward slave supporters. Many people have certainly heard about the strong supporter of anti slavery , Mr. John Brown killing 5 slavery supporters in Lawrence, Kansas. I fully agree with his belief of a strong, quick way of getting rid of slavery. Even though I do not support the killing of five innocent slave supporters, I still applaud Brown for being so brave and willing to take action toward his beliefs. Also, many of us have also heard about another attack on slavery supporters, by again, the notorious, John Brown.

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