Sometimes killing people is a good way to get a message across. Today I’ll be covering two types of abolitionists, the pacifist and the warmonger. But first, what makes a good abolitionist? I think a good abolitionist has to truly believe in the cause, take action, and be willing to do difficult things to achieve what they want. Frederick Douglass is a household name. When people think of famous abolitionists, Douglass is one of them. He made famous speeches, wrote famous books and helped convince Abraham Lincoln to end slavery. John Brown is not a household name. He believed in violence and would do a lot of bad things to get his way. Despite this, I think John Brown is still a better abolitionist than Frederick Douglass.
Brown was a better abolitionist because he was more focused on helping stop slavery. According to pbs.org, John Brown devoted his whole life to trying to stop slavery. This supports my claim because John Brown wasn’t distracted by trying to help other causes, so he could focus all his energy on stopping slavery. On the other hand, Frederick Douglass supported women’s rights, free public education and abolition at the same time. While it’s great to show support for other causes, this means Frederick Douglass spent time on other causes(like going to the Seneca Falls Convention) when he could’ve been making speeches about slavery.
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Brown led an attack on Harper’s Ferry to help arm slaves. He was executed afterwards. Despite knowing that he would probably die, John Brown was willing to lead this attack on Harper’s Ferry. John Brown’s kids accompanied him on his escapades and they usually died. Again, John Brown knew that his kids would probably die in the violence, but he let them come along because he really wanted abolition to