Category: John Brown

John Brown is known as a radically abolitionist that opposed slavery. He is one of the most controversial people in American history. Slavery is wrong. We are all humans and children of God so why treat us blacks differently because of the tone/color of skin. Brown didnt believe in slavery so he did what he…

Have you ever been to an art museum? When you were there, did you realized that you do not know any history about your home state? Well, that is where I was about two weeks ago. Museums have artifacts from all over the world, but they mostly have a common theme. The museum I went…

Investigation It is controversial whether people believe that the violent methods used by John Brown were justified. Brown, as a radical abolitionist, felt strongly against slavery and relied on violent methods to exemplify his views. He is known for his leadership in the Harper Ferry Raid in October 1859, the raid, although failed, that enraged…

Although the American Civil War was a war fought between brothers, it is still thought of as being one of the bloodiest wars in American history. Ever since slavery was brought to the American Colonies there has been controversy over whether slavery should exist or not. It is because of this that the American Civil…

Revolution is a word that was getting more broad in the era between 1750 and 1850’s. The independence of the United States of America was a major event in our history. Thomas Paine, an english guy who was an important figure leading to independence, was the first person to illustrate the idea of a revolution…

Nat Turner and John Brown were slaves both known for their vicious assault during anti-slavery revolts; Brown’s militant abolitionist revolt raided the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry Virginia in 1859 and Turners organized a rebellion of both the freed and enslaved negro in Southampton County Virginia in 1831. During and after the time that these…