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John Brown: Hero Or Villain?

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John Brown is seen by some as a hero and by some as a villain. Some believe is to be hanged for treason, while others believe he shouldn’t. I don’t believe he is a hero or a villain. He fought for what he thought was right and in killing men he wasn’t doing much wrong as the Civil War killed thousands of men. He killed men without the real need to, though, and tried to start a revolt in an area that hardly had any slaves at all. After taking over the arsenal, he encouraged no further action in a revolt, and really just got his men killed as well as himself captured. At his treason he said nothing and showed no emotion, so that we do not know whether or not he felt he had done wrong or right. John Brown’s fame for anti slavery causes is somewhat

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