John Brown - Murder or Martyr

Slavery was terrible, and John Brown used violence to fight against it. He was known as an abolitionist who led many rebellions to represent what he believed. I think John Brown is a martyr because he died knowing that he stood for what he believed in, which is actually the definition of a martyr. John Brown wrote a letter saying that he hopes his message against slavery will be shared on and that slavery will come to an end. John Brown died December 2, 1859, knowing what he did was trying to end slavery. For this reason, I think John Brown is a martyr.

John Brown Around the Town Killen Now

John Brown the abolitionist was spoken of as a Martyr in the north and a Murderer in the south is not fully summarized, was he a martyr or a murderer. In my opinion he was a murderer. Though John Brown died for his belief in ending slavery. He killed five people in the violence of “Bleeding Kansas”, and later in 1859 infiltrated the national armory and took hostage 60 people resulting in today's terms as a Terrorist. He later died on December 2 1859. The evidence against John Brown makes me believe that John Brown was a murderer.

John Brown, Martyr or Murderer?

Martyr means someone who is killed because of what they believe in. I think that this is what John Brown was, a martyr. He died standing up for himself and what he thought was right, even though he knew he may give up his life for this. He wanted to risk his life for the lives of other slaves. When John Brown was sentenced to death, he wrote, “I, John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” John Brown believed that slavery needed to be finished, and he took matters into his own hands, with violence. John Brown was a martyr because he died standing up for what he believed in and thought was right.

Martyr vs. Murderer, The True Story Behind John Brown's Attacks

John Brown is considered a martyr in the north and a murderer in the south, but I consider John Brown as a martyr. The reason that I consider John Brown to be a martyr is because he was killed because of his beliefs and religion and that is the definition of a martyr. John Brown is also a martyr because he had so much passion about abolishing slavery that he was willing to risk his sons’ lives and he was willing to die for his cause. He may have killed people, but he only killed them to support his beliefs. Also, John Brown considered himself God's chosen person to completely abolish slavery. Also, he put so much heart and hard work into making a plan to steal guns from a armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. He even held 60 citizens hostage just to support his cause. My final piece of evidence, that supports my opinion, is that John Brown wrote a famous quote right before he was executed. He said, “I John Brown am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood.” He is saying that the only way slavery will ever be abolished is to start a war that supports both the north’s opinion and the south’s opinion. This war would become the Civil War. This evidence proves that John Brown was just an extreme abolitionist who that it was his duty to eliminate slavery. John Brown only killed because of his beliefs.

John Brown, the Martyr that Murdered.

I think that John Brown was a martyr. He may have killed many people, but he did that to save other people. He had the courage to stand up against the entire state, and attempt to save slaves. I think that even though he killed many people in the process, and no slaves joined the uprising, he raised awareness. Even though he did not physically succeed in the way other people might have seen it, such as even though he got hanged, he succeeded by raising awareness.

Is John Brown a Murderer or Martyr?

John Brown is a murderer because in Bleeding Kansas in 1856, he led an attack on pro-slavery men in Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas, murdering five men and boys. John Brown attacked Harpers Ferry, Virginia. John Brown was an extreme abolitionist who felt he had a personal mission to eliminate slavery. I think that John Brown was a murderer because he killed men that had a different belief than him.

John Brown the Martyr but, not the Murderer

I think John Brown was a martyr because he was fighting for a better cause then what the South fought for. In my opinion I think that the South was wrong and they were not thinking of the effects of slavery. They thought slavery was a way to earn money and crops. They were using innocent people to work 24/7 and they did not have the qualities that they should have either.

John Brown and his rebellion fought against this cause. He thought working slaves was a terrible thing. He was going to the Harper Fairies Arsenals which was a big contribute to the South. He went with four of his sons and they were all willing to die for the cause. They successfully made their way in but, in the end only John Brown was the only one that made it out. He did not make it out safe he was sentenced to death for treason. He died on December 3, 1859. He predicted that there will be a war against slavery and for slavery.