With the power of words he won over thousands of Northern folks and many became to regard him as a hero and a martyr. Although many looked at him as a hero, he seemed to upset whites in the South which lead them to become “panicked and paranoid, seeing abolitionist conspiracies everywhere” (Horwitz 43). During this time, the South turned into total chaos because of what happened at Harper’s Ferry. The people no longer felt safe and the Southern lost faith in the Union. What happened at Harper’s Ferry was a fruitless assault by a man who had very poor judgement as far as leading a military attack. The anger between the North and the South became greatly widened and eventually lead to the secession and Civil
With the power of words he won over thousands of Northern folks and many became to regard him as a hero and a martyr. Although many looked at him as a hero, he seemed to upset whites in the South which lead them to become “panicked and paranoid, seeing abolitionist conspiracies everywhere” (Horwitz 43). During this time, the South turned into total chaos because of what happened at Harper’s Ferry. The people no longer felt safe and the Southern lost faith in the Union. What happened at Harper’s Ferry was a fruitless assault by a man who had very poor judgement as far as leading a military attack. The anger between the North and the South became greatly widened and eventually lead to the secession and Civil