John Brown A Freedom Boy

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During John Browns early life he always had the feeling he should have stood up for something that he felt was wrong, regardless of the law or what his peers thought. Young John cringed at the thought of slavery every day. Slave cruelty was very hard for Brown to accept. I feel that John Brown is a freedom fighter not a terrorist.
In his prime he wanted to start a rebellion against slavery. Brown claimed that in a dream he had God spoke to him, and told John to live for God, and be his voice. He felt that all people of different races, shapes, and sizes were all equal in the eyes of God. As a child growing up into a man being so young, he was very religious.
Initially he wanted just wanted the world to become a better place, but Brown also

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