John Brown

what is considered art and it can be very inspiring. During my visit at the Morse museum I saw many interesting pieces but a handful of them really caught my attention and stood out. There was one interesting piece I saw under the title Reverie by John Brown which is an oil on canvas. This particular art piece caught my eye because it was so smooth in appearance compared to other works around it and had small details that came together to picture a young American women sitting on a…

Hero or Terrorist? A Case for John Brown A hero is admired for an act or acts of courage. A terrorist uses unlawful violence, often at the expense of civilians, to make a political point. Was John Brown a hero or a terrorist? Some historians think that he was a hero for saving multiple slaves and drawing even more attention to a growing problem in the South. Other historians may think that he was a terrorist for unlawfully killing slave owners and wreaking havoc in the Confederate States of…

John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry was a struggle by John Brown, a white abolitionist, to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859. Brown planned on taking over a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, build up an army of both white and black volunteers, and then follow the Appalachian Mountains south to free the slaves along the way. Unfortunately for him, Brown and his men were defeated by a platoon of U.S. Marines led by Colonel Robert E. Lee. In this essay I will be talking about…

society. But, there was once a man named John Brown who was not afraid to let others know his beliefs. Brown stood up for what he knew was right, became famous for his historical mark he left on abolitionism, and devised a plan to rebel against slaveholders to end slavery once and for all. John Brown had very strong beliefs that will never be forgotten. It was said that, “The entire Brown family was involved in abolitionist work” (“Valley of the Shadow”). John Brown had a strong passion for…

In October of 1859, the raid at Harper’s Ferry, led by John Brown, deepened the split between the North and South due to the brutality and violence used by Brown and his men in order to fight for the equality and freedoms that slaves in America deserved. Throughout 1859 to 1863, views in the North and South started to change as Democratic Southerners viewed all northerners as being solely identified by John Brown while the North split into radical abolitionists, who began to proclaim him as a…

John Brown was a radical antislavery advocate in the late 1850s. In 1856 Kansas, after a town that was free of slaves was raided by pro slavery supporters, John brown and his sons rounded up five supporters in a different town and murdered them. In 1859, He and eight other people that follow him infiltrated a Federal arsenal in Virginia. This raid killed Seven people stationed there and was for the purpose of gather weaponry for Slaves nearby to revolt against their owners. However, no slaves…

John Brown was in fact a criminal. Brown was fighting for a just cause, but did so illegally. As stated in the constitution, he has the right to peaceful protest and speech, but took it much farther than that. In fact, he should be considered a vigilante. Brown and his followers murdered five men in cold bold in Kansas, along with helping on the Underground Railroad, both illegal acts as well. Brown spent over two years forming a so called “army” to fight in Kansas, but only ended up getting…

A fit 35 with a well honed body carrying no excess fat. A couple of inches over 6 foot in height. Black hair combed straight back with no parting. Kind brown eyes over drawn cheeks and thin lips. Wearing a white check short sleeve shirt and grey flannelled trouser with woollen cardigan. No shoes on, showing both his socks were darned with different coloured wools. Rose, upstairs in bed, was finding it difficult…

factors that John Brown became abolitionist was the influence of his father. He was raised by an outspoken father which led him to have a certain religious background and belief. During several years, he gained an inspiration from his travel, and planned to attack against slave culture. He turned his childhood ethics into aspiration to fight for what was right, continued to strive for civil justice. He used violence to end the evil injustices of slavery. At the time before John Brown and Harriet…

raid; he wrote Plea for Captain John Brown. Within his writing, he discussed the reason why punishment was unnecessary. Thoreau fought against the newspapers and said he was a brave man. Since the government no longer allowed sanction in the north, Thoreau denounced them in his writing. After this, Thoreau became a very radical, nonviolent abolitionist writer (Cliff Notes). Thoreau would have supported Earth First! considering it is a very radical movement. Brown attempted to cause a violent war…