Taylor, Matthaei Mr. Murray Social Studies April 22, 2024. John Brown, an Erring to Learn From On December 12, 1859, delinquent John Brown was hanged for his criminal acts. John Brown was a famous abolitionist in the mid-1800s who worked to make Kansas a free state. He passionately worked with his sons and other followers to abolish slavery by freeing and providing slaves defenses as well as punishing proslavers. John Brown worked hard to provide us with the slavery-free state we know and love today, but using his gruesome tactics. John Brown was a villain because he committed treason, and murder, and was a dangerous influence. John Brown betrayed his country when he purchased harmful weapons and raided an arsenal. It began in 1857 when Brown …show more content…
Document C. -. John Brown robbed not only a building but also government property that was used to protect the U.S. against other countries. This puts Americans in danger and shifts the military’s attention from outside the country to within. In addition, the money John Brown spent on the pikes was used as a defense mechanism. However, John Brown started an attack using the pike. John Brown was a murderer who shot three innocent family members. “...entered my house at midnight and arrested my husband and two boys and took them out of the yard and in cold blood shot them dead in my hearing, you can’t say you did it to free our slaves, we had none and never expected to own one...” (Mahala Doyle Document E). John Brown mentions in his speech during his trial that his ultimate goal was to abolish slavery without violence. However, the murder of three men with no interest in slaves does not fit that plan. These men were not killed in a large fight- they were picked out and targeted for no reason. John Brown had no right to kill three innocent men. John Brown was a dangerous influence that caused his followers harm and hardship. “[John Brown] attempted one of the greatest crimes against society -- the stirring up of a servile [inferior] and