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John Brown Hero

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Is John Brown a hero or a murderer? While growing up in an ideal Christian family his parents, Owen and Ruth Mills Brown, raised their children of eight to obey the teachings of the Bible. The Browns would teach the importance of treating colored men with respect and to treat them just like regular people. As John Brown father was a known abolitionist during his time, he would follow into his father’s footsteps and become the man that the world knows today. Many believe that John Brown being how he was raised was brainwashed into becoming a strict believer of equality for all men or that religion was a cover up for being a mass murderer. Historians like Robert E. McGlone would even question was John Brown truly acting on his own will or was …show more content…

However John Brown is someone who fought for what is right in his own mind without directions from other men. He was fully capable of knowing the surroundings around his world and was aware of how he was executing his action to fight for freedom for the slaves. However as he claimed that God came down and spoke to him to be the leader to free the slaves, John Brown took actions by his own choice and not by a superiority figure. He fought for colored choice by his own choice and not the choices of others. And in today's world the fight at Harper’s Ferry should not be counted as an act of terrorism but rather of act of free will to believe what is right for the country. John Brown is someone who fought for what is right in his mind. His mental state was not ill neither religious superiority controlled him to commit his actions. John Brown fighting for the freedom of colored men was his own choice and not the choices of other. He should be considered today as a true noble abolitionist who paved the way for equality for all and a hero to …show more content…

The government during this time did not consider John Brown a hero at all. He was a martyr, straight cold blooded killer and murderer to the government at that time just because Brown fought for slaves. Historians would characterize his actions as an act of terrorism. However slaves, former slaves and abolitionist consider John Brown as a hero to them. John Brown should be considered a hero in all history textbooks. Brown gave each and every ounce of his body to make sure slavery was abolished. Even though John Brown did not achieve that goal, he was able to pave the way for the abolishment of slavery and equality for all citizens living in the United States of America. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper adored the actions of John Brown. She heavily believed in him and would support him in any way. Harper would even send money to his family after we was captured and in jail for his actions. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper praises John Brown for his bravery at Harper’s Ferry and does not believe that a martyr would do something so heroic.(footnote Harper) A transcendentalist, Henry David Thoreau, was also a “fan” of John Brown. His piece of “A Plea for Captain John Brown” questions why John Brown is committed of treason. John Brown “worked” for slaves so that they can have a free life. However the only reason Thoreau can identify why the government would send John Brown to jail

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