John Brown Abolitionist
John brown the radical abolitionist who believed in the violent overthrow of slavery. Brown was born in Torrington, Connecticut and he spent most of his childhood in Ohio. Brown’s father, was a very religious man, whose Calvinism formed the pillars of this family’s household. His professional life and some business failures which made him go into bankruptcy at age 42 and making him have more than 20 lawsuits filed against him. During the bleeding Kansas Brown led attacks on pro slavery and justified his actions as the will of God, soon becoming a hero in the eyes of Northern Extremities. Dealing with Brown meant coming to terms with violence that he unleashed.
In 1837, Brown and his father attended a meeting to honor Elijah Lovejoy, she was …show more content…
Brown’s raid revealed a deep division between the North and the South. As a historical figure and symbol John Brown was complicated, debatable, and dangerous. Blacks had seen Brown as a hero believing his only rival was Lincoln, Brown was a white man who identified himself with enslaved Negroes and he showed no prejudice and he didn’t doubt putting his life at risk to liberate them. On another hand to white settlers Brown had forcefully taken the rule of law and had tried to spark a murderous slave revolt. By the 1900s. Negroes lived in the land and lived terribly scared in the white mind, as a “degenerated” race that the whites controlled through the separation of people by race and religion and by murder.
Meanwhile to liberal whites in the North that were more concerned about race relations, John Brown was glorious, he was more of a hero. Brown was really remembered for his direct Christian dignity he had showed during his incarceration and through his trial. Brown’s example was inspirational, it forced men and women to manage the work of reform; it was also an example one could safely invoke. Mostly, everyone had agreed that Brown had sacrificed and accepted his errors and made holy his sprit before his
In 1837, Brown and his father attended a meeting to honor Elijah Lovejoy, she was …show more content…
Brown’s raid revealed a deep division between the North and the South. As a historical figure and symbol John Brown was complicated, debatable, and dangerous. Blacks had seen Brown as a hero believing his only rival was Lincoln, Brown was a white man who identified himself with enslaved Negroes and he showed no prejudice and he didn’t doubt putting his life at risk to liberate them. On another hand to white settlers Brown had forcefully taken the rule of law and had tried to spark a murderous slave revolt. By the 1900s. Negroes lived in the land and lived terribly scared in the white mind, as a “degenerated” race that the whites controlled through the separation of people by race and religion and by murder.
Meanwhile to liberal whites in the North that were more concerned about race relations, John Brown was glorious, he was more of a hero. Brown was really remembered for his direct Christian dignity he had showed during his incarceration and through his trial. Brown’s example was inspirational, it forced men and women to manage the work of reform; it was also an example one could safely invoke. Mostly, everyone had agreed that Brown had sacrificed and accepted his errors and made holy his sprit before his