John Brown was an abolitionist who wanted to get rid of slavery in Kansas. When John Brown was 55, he moved to Kansas and played a role in “Bleeding Kansas”. Afterward, he was involved in other events like “The Sacking and Lawrence”, and “The Pottawatomie Massacre”, the last thing he was particularly a part of was the “Raid on Harpers Ferry”. This topic is important because John Brown has done many things for the cause of abolishing slavery. While some people think what he did was heroic, others may think he was a villain. John Brown was a hero because he freed slaves, he was a respectable person, and he was trustworthy. First of all, John Brown freed slaves. According to Document A, there were two companies, one John Brown managed, and they forcibly liberated …show more content…
The facts show that John Brown is trustworthy because the Committee gave John Brown so much money that they had to believe he was trustworthy enough. However, some people may argue that Document F shows that John Brown lied about his intentions during his speech at his trial, which shows he is not trustworthy. Though this statement seems convincing, John Brown is trustworthy. In Document G, after he is already sentenced to death, he writes to his prosecutor about a mistake he made in his speech about his intentions. It is known that treason is an unforgivable crime and is punished by death and the sentence can not be lessened. This relates to the evidence because John Brown has already been sentenced and telling this information wouldn’t have been in John Brown’s favor. John Brown is making a death confession and telling the truth which shows he is trustworthy. John Brown is a hero because he has freed slaves, people believe he is a good person, and he is considered to be trustworthy by many people. As stated before, John Brown was an abolitionist whose goal was to abolish slavery in