“The crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood” (“John Brown’s Last Prophecy”). “I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause. There will be no peace in this land until slavery is done for” (“John Brown Quotes”). John Brown was known for two things in his lifetime. Brown is known for his passion to end slavery, but also the violent way that he did it (“John Brown Biography”). Coming from a large family himself, Brown had a large family himself during his lifetime (“John Brown Biography”). The passion that Brown had to end slavery followed him all the years of his life (“John Brown Biography”). Despite the fact that his beliefs led to his tragic end, John Brown stood
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Ruth Mills Brown and Owen Brown were John’s parents (“John Brown Biography”). Owen and Ruth’s first child was John Brown and they later had four kids after him (“Birth of John Brown”). Brown witnessed the enslaving and abuse of the African American people from a young age, which helped his passion for the abolishment of slavery grow (“John Brown Biography”). At a young age, Brown saw a young slave boy beaten to death with an iron shovel (“The Birth of John Brown”). Along with witnessing slavery, Brown was taught at a young age to “fear God and keep His commandments”. Being kind to the blacks and acknowledging that slavery was in fact a sin were two key beliefs that were heavily present in Brown’s household (“Birth of John Brown”). Brown grew up in a large family and practiced Calvinist beliefs. The large family faced financial problems throughout their lives (“John Brown Biography”). When Brown was just twelve years old, he swore “eternal war with slavery” (“Birth of John Brown”). When Brown grew older, he wanted to go into ministry, but he instead took up his father’s trade. When Brown was just twenty year olds, he married Dianthe Lusk (“John Brown Biography”). Dianthe and Brown had many kids during their marriage, but it shortly ended in the 1830’s when Dianthe passed away. Surely enough, within a year of Dianthe’s death, Brown married Mary Ann Day (“John Brown Biography”). Mary Ann Day and Brown had several …show more content…
In 1856, Brown killed a total of five pro-slavery individuals at Pottawatomie Creek (“John Brown Biography”). After his personal massacre, Brown pressed on on his mission to provide freedom and justice for the African American race. Two years after his massacre, Brown assisted a group of slaves from Missouri to Canada in pursuit of social freedom from the bondage of slavery (“John Brown Biography”). Later, while in Canada, Brown’s mission did not end or even take a break. While in Canada, Brown planned the construction of a free black community nestled in the mountains of Virginia and Maryland (“John Brown Biography”). Brown’s largest rebellion was to come very
Ruth Mills Brown and Owen Brown were John’s parents (“John Brown Biography”). Owen and Ruth’s first child was John Brown and they later had four kids after him (“Birth of John Brown”). Brown witnessed the enslaving and abuse of the African American people from a young age, which helped his passion for the abolishment of slavery grow (“John Brown Biography”). At a young age, Brown saw a young slave boy beaten to death with an iron shovel (“The Birth of John Brown”). Along with witnessing slavery, Brown was taught at a young age to “fear God and keep His commandments”. Being kind to the blacks and acknowledging that slavery was in fact a sin were two key beliefs that were heavily present in Brown’s household (“Birth of John Brown”). Brown grew up in a large family and practiced Calvinist beliefs. The large family faced financial problems throughout their lives (“John Brown Biography”). When Brown was just twelve years old, he swore “eternal war with slavery” (“Birth of John Brown”). When Brown grew older, he wanted to go into ministry, but he instead took up his father’s trade. When Brown was just twenty year olds, he married Dianthe Lusk (“John Brown Biography”). Dianthe and Brown had many kids during their marriage, but it shortly ended in the 1830’s when Dianthe passed away. Surely enough, within a year of Dianthe’s death, Brown married Mary Ann Day (“John Brown Biography”). Mary Ann Day and Brown had several …show more content…
In 1856, Brown killed a total of five pro-slavery individuals at Pottawatomie Creek (“John Brown Biography”). After his personal massacre, Brown pressed on on his mission to provide freedom and justice for the African American race. Two years after his massacre, Brown assisted a group of slaves from Missouri to Canada in pursuit of social freedom from the bondage of slavery (“John Brown Biography”). Later, while in Canada, Brown’s mission did not end or even take a break. While in Canada, Brown planned the construction of a free black community nestled in the mountains of Virginia and Maryland (“John Brown Biography”). Brown’s largest rebellion was to come very