By modern day standards John Brown actions at Pottawatomie Creek and Harper’s Ferry may appear to be acts of terrorism but a closer look reveals his actions to be those of a Freedom Fighter. Brown had many instances in his life that causes reflection upon this statement. For example, his childhood led him to be the start of something great. With this happening, it led to help the start of ending slavery.
John Brown’s childhood had quite an impact on his life. While he was still young his mother died, leaving him without a motherly role model in his life. He had only his father and siblings to look to for guidance. His father later remarried after John’s mother death. Brown’s father was a very religious man. In fact, his whole family was very religious, they were Calvinists. When his father felt he wasn’t fulfilling God’s expectations he would beat or whip Brown. One event from his childhood made a great impression and impacted the rest of his life. Brown and his father went to visit one of his father’s friends. His friend owned a slave, at first the man seemed to be nice to the slave. Then the save made a mistake, the man began to beat …show more content…
Terrorism is usually associated with a very violent group or person and the violence is aimed against a race or religion. They usually want to hurt someone or something. John Brown does not fit this description because he didn’t want to purposely harm someone unlike the modern terrorist group called the IRA. His actions at Pottawatomie Creek were to show his way of revenge for messing with his people. He was just showing those men that he doesn’t take those acts of terrorizing anti-slavery lightly. On the other hand, his actions at Harpers Ferry was to hopefully help to end slavery. Many acts of terrorism today are committed against specific groups of people for a reason. Brown wasn’t really targeting any specific persons or people, he was trying to show how much the ending of slavery
John Brown’s childhood had quite an impact on his life. While he was still young his mother died, leaving him without a motherly role model in his life. He had only his father and siblings to look to for guidance. His father later remarried after John’s mother death. Brown’s father was a very religious man. In fact, his whole family was very religious, they were Calvinists. When his father felt he wasn’t fulfilling God’s expectations he would beat or whip Brown. One event from his childhood made a great impression and impacted the rest of his life. Brown and his father went to visit one of his father’s friends. His friend owned a slave, at first the man seemed to be nice to the slave. Then the save made a mistake, the man began to beat …show more content…
Terrorism is usually associated with a very violent group or person and the violence is aimed against a race or religion. They usually want to hurt someone or something. John Brown does not fit this description because he didn’t want to purposely harm someone unlike the modern terrorist group called the IRA. His actions at Pottawatomie Creek were to show his way of revenge for messing with his people. He was just showing those men that he doesn’t take those acts of terrorizing anti-slavery lightly. On the other hand, his actions at Harpers Ferry was to hopefully help to end slavery. Many acts of terrorism today are committed against specific groups of people for a reason. Brown wasn’t really targeting any specific persons or people, he was trying to show how much the ending of slavery