Many people believe that John Brown is a villain for murdering people, making slaves revolt against the government, and for committing treasonous acts. John Brown was a brutal abolitionist born in the 1800s. As a kid, he really hated slavery and would kill anyone to end it. Because of this, he went on a rampage to free slaves and forced the masters to liberate their slaves, or they would kill them. My first evidence of why John Brown was a villain is that he killed people supposedly in the name of slavery. As said in Doc. A, John Brown's companies went to free slaves while killing a few of the masters that they forced to liberate. In Doc. :. E, he also killed an innocent father and 2 sons of a family in cold blood when they didn’t own a single …show more content…
Even if this was all for the cause of ending slavery, this is not going to persuade the other pro-slavery people to liberate their slaves, that will only make them terrified of him and they will just hate anti-slavery people even more. Another factual evidence is that John Brown used the slaves to revolt and cause harm to a government facility. In Doc. :. C, John Brown ordered 1000 pikes and wanted to use them to make the slaves revolt, but luckily, he was stopped before it got out of hand. He also lied about it to try and escape his death sentence in Document F. Freeing slaves is one thing, forcing them to stay and fight the government to spark a revolt is committing severe treason. This makes him a villain because he tried using other people to commit treason against people and lied. He also lied in court (also known as perjury) just to escape and continue his rampage. His original intentions are stated in documents such as Document G and H where he still lied about putting the slaves in a position to defend themselves and wanted them to fight back against the government. Many people also know that he committed crimes and treasonous activities. In
John Brown was a radical who believed he was led by god to evoke a war on pro-slavery activists and slave owners in order to diminish slavery. At the age of 59 Brown set out to put a team of anti-slavery abolitionist and free black men together, call them an army and execute his plan. However only 21 people enlisted mainly whites, 13, no slaves or free blacks joined. As surprising as this was to Brown it surprises me too. I wonder if the blacks were scared. Why didn’t they jump at every opportunity and chance to free those oppressed by the inhumane of slavery? Maybe they had their own plans to victory in the works. Brown still pursued his plan and went fourth with his 21 men. Although a follower of Christ, John believed the only way to overthrow
James Nathaniel Brown later known as Jim Brown was born February 17, 1936 in St. Simons Island, Georgia to parents Theresa and Swinton Brown. When he was just two weeks old his father, Swinton Brown a professional boxer, abandoned his family. Shortly after, his mother, Theresa Brown, also departed taking a job as a housekeeper in Manhasset, NY leaving Jim to be raised by his great grandmother for the first seven years of his life. At age 8 Jim reunited with his mother in Manhasset, NY where he had a difficult time adjusting to his new surroundings. Things improved for Jim once he found an outlet in playing sports. His athletic ability came natural. Although being the product of a broken home Jim went on to become one of the greatest professional athletes in the history of the United States. He was a 1st round 6th overall NFL draft pick in 1956 for the Cleveland Browns. During the 9 seasons he played Jim lead the league in rushing yards, and steered his team toward a championship against Baltimore winning with a score of 27-0. However even with all the success he had, and being at the peak of his career, Jim saw a life outside of football. At the age of 30 before the start of the 1966 season Jim announced his retirement. Some doubted he would stay away from football, but he never returned. (Jim Brown Biography) Instead he began focusing on social and economic causes that were directed at providing opportunities for Black people, especially Black business people (Simmonds).
Instead of convincing American citizens from around the country that slavery was America’s largest injustice, he now was persuading people in the government and people who were originally anti-slavery, that black men should have equal citizenship and the right to vote. His change in audience is another reason that the abolitionist voice changed beginning in the mid 1860’s. The harsh and passionate rhetoric he was using to condemn slavery may not have been so effective or persuasive to politicians. Therefore, it was in his best interest to change the approach he originally was making.
My character is Mr. Brown he is very funny person Mr.Brown has a daughter name Cora by Madea, Brown and Cora had a close relationship between one another they have a close bond Mr. Brown and Madea don’t have a close relationship Madea treats brown like he is a random person that walk up to her that she don’t like at all every time Brown tries to be nice to Madea s tell him to shut up or she curses him out an slap him. Mr. Brown grew up in a town name Bible Belt, with lots of memories of his childhood and when he was about seven or eight years old he spent time in Texas Heartlands. He also began singing in church on the choir. Basically he has been singing since the age of five and later on in life he met a new best friend (Kirk Franklin) and then him and friend began to right gospel songs and they started recording and they made it to the nationwide.
Chapter seven of the book “After the Fact,” was a biography of John Brown. John Brown was a person who admire equality and the idea of abolition but did not generate a well-thought plan to be able to reach aspirations for America. John Brown was an American abolitionist who believed and advocated that armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States during the early to mid-1800’s. Harpers Ferry was the most famous plan from 1859 that made John Brown raids known. It all began when Brown met with Frederick Douglass in August of 1859 and when he explained his plan to a friend who shared the same goals of abolition and equality. His idea was to swipe the governments’ arms stockpile at Harpers Ferry
Consequently, due to a split attitude towards slavery in himself, the nation began splitting up between: pro-slavery and anti-slavery. The northern opponents of slavery known as abolitionists organized and began to bombard the nation and Congress with pleas and petitions to rid the republic of this great wrong, and the defenders of slavery responded with denunciations and with violence. Unlike previous presidents, who questioned the morality of slavery, Jackson was completely poised with the situation, and stated that his “conscientious was merely troubled by the scores of negro slaves that he owned” Thus, it is evident that even though Jackson was regarded as the “hero of the common man”, he also advocated for the evil institution of slavery by conquering the Native American land, in order to get cotton land for white Americans, which increased the demand for slavery in the later future, by ordering south postmasters to thwart the delivery of anti-slavery literature, and by ridiculing any talk of black
Hero: “A person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.”. That is the definition of a hero. Many people argue whether John Brown fits that description, or is the opposite. John Brown was an abolitionist Missouri settler, former businessman, and had arguably gone mad, dedicating his life to the abolishment of slavery. This essay sheds light on whether he was a hero or a terrorist, and does justice to John Brown’s story.
John showed that he agreed with slavery when he joined the Virginia Company, assisting the in the death of John Brown. He also wanted to control immigration into the United States. Booth was an agent for the Confederate army during the Civil War. The rest of Booth’s family supported the North.
The Impact Of Social Perspectives In The North And South From John Brown’s Raid On Harpers Ferry in 1859. Divyagni Shivashok USI March 18, 2024 Harper Ferry’s Raid in Virginia by John Brown was a carefully planned attempt to create a slave uprising that was planned over several years and led to escalating tensions between the abolitionist and pro-slavery parties. Due to this raid, the southerners had heightened tensions and got an even bigger fear of rebellions for freedom, because of how John Brown was treated as a hero at his execution. Also, since John Brown was considered a martyr, the abolitionist movement escalated as many anti-slavery parties began to consider the radical views of John Brown. As the North began to side with
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.
Andrew Jackson is a villain because of all the things he has done. Andrew Jackson was the reason the Indian Removal Act got its name he started the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act is about the Natives and cherokees having to move from their homeland and so many cherokees getting killed. Jackson killed many different cherokees, his slaves. Andrew Jackson made cherokees leave their homeland that they loved.
From 1526 to 1867 over 12.5 million people including men,women,and children were captured in the Atlantic slave trade. John Brown was an anti-slavery man who helped slaves. He was a huge person when it came to fighting for freedom, but he did it in awful ways. Slavery was a huge problem causing violence and major conflict between states. John Brown was a villain because he killed people, lied and used money for the wrong purpose.
Did you know that John Brown was an abolitionist in the 1800’s? John Brown was an abolitionist (a person who fights against the use of slavery) who hated the idea, and act of slavery. He also did some questionable things to try to free slaves, as you will see as you continue to read. This is an important topic because it teaches about strategies and the importance of people trying to get rid of slavery. I think that John Brown was a villain because he killed people, started a rebellion, and lied on his trail.
According to the CBS video, Jefferson owned a total of 600 slaves in his lifetime. However he freed only seven slaves. Jefferson even had children with one of his slaves, Sally Hemmings. This shows that not only was Jefferson evil, he was also a liar. Jefferson was the writer of the Declaration of Independence and wrote that all men are created equal. However he believed that he had the authority to rule 600 slaves. Many people would assume that Jefferson ruled his slaves with respect and kindness. However, in the New York Times article the text describes how Jefferson condemned 200 of his slaves to the auction block. Jefferson was also fine with the idea of destroying slave families. This further supports the fact that Jefferson was an evil slave owner. Although, Jefferson did publicly claim he strongly opposed slavery, Jefferson planned for slaves to leave the United States after being freed. Monticello.com explains how Thomas Jefferson wanted newly freed slaves to be removed from the United States. This shows how Jefferson’s mind was full of prejudice. There is controversy on whether or not Thomas Jefferson should be honored and remembered for his accomplishments despite the fact that he was a cruel slave owner. As mentioned earlier, I firmly believe that we should look at both sides to Jefferson in order to not be biased. This means that we should only honor Jefferson’s accomplishments, not Thomas Jefferson
Some believed that the issue of slavery would be resolved with compromises and congressional meetings, but John Brown knew that this moral injustice would only be solved with bloodshed. It’s reported that Brown was silent at the gallows the day of his execution, however, he gave a note to one of the guards which read as follows: “I, John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” Brown accepted his punishment, and knew that thousands of others would have the same fate as him fighting over slavery. Unlike many political leaders, Brown assumed that the issue of slavery would cause a large conflict. Although he didn’t directly cause the end of slavery, Brown was a major factor that indirectly ended it. The Civil War, a grueling war spread over the span of four years, led the 13th Amendment being passed into law in 1865 which abolished slavery all together. After the Civil war came to an end, Frederick Douglas looked back on the raid at Harper’s Ferry and said, “Did John Brown fail? John Brown began the war that ended American slavery and made this a free Republic. His zeal in the cause of my race was far greater than mine. I could live for the slave, but he could die for him..” John Brown’s extreme empathy reached much farther than most other people’s; and embodied many characteristics that contributed to his