John Brown Thesis

John Brown was an individual that arose many strong opinions toward himself. There was many citizens, mostly Southerners that despised John Brown because of the inhuman and barbaric murders. The Northerners on the other hand, view Brown as a hero that risked his life to take away the lives of cruel slave owners. To them this was the kick start they needed to begin fighting in the anti- slavery movement. The North was disgusted with the South because they took Africans away from their homes in other countries, brought them to a different country and claimed them as their own. These poor slaves were treated as if they have done something wrong. They South looked at these innocent humans as worthless and easy to control. Many slaves slept in cold crowded barns with little

John did not do these acts with a malicious murders because that was not what he intended. John explained,“Had I so interfered with the rich, powerful and so called great, any of that class and suffered and sacrificed what I have.” John's. He states in his last words that he felt no guilt. This was because everyone knew the purpose and sacrifice Brown presented. Slave owners have been free their whole lives and kept Africans as property, now they roles were reversing. Taking away a life of a terrible person and giving freedom to a deserving individual is worth the risk of life in jail or even the death penalty is the general idea of John’s last words. captivating speech describes how morally wrong slavery was and reassured everyone that he was going to stop it. In the Dred Scott case, the government displayed the corruption in the government because Dred Scott was a black man in a free state and he was still considered property. The government has no desire to change what everyone knew deep down was disgraceful. I think the actions John made were considered heroic and necessary