Why was John Brown a good man? By A. Student

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Why was John Brown a good man? By A. Student
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America was shocked by John Browns raid on the
Arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1859.
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John Brown truly believed that slavery was evil.
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John Brown was a tall, fierce-eyed, Bible-quoting
white man. He was a good man.
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John Brown was born into a deeply religious
family in Torrington,Ct. in 1800.
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He raised his children (he would father 20
children) to read the Bible and believe in good
over evil.
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He tried to free the enslaved African
Americans.He fought for freedom.
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His two sons died fighting with him to free the
slaves and he was hung on Dec.2,1859.
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Was John Brown a good man? Yes, I believe he
was.

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RESOURCES
EARLY AMERICA 1877, Glencoe Press, p.557
Site ey.glencoe.com Chptr 17
A HISTORY OF US BY Joy Hakim, Book 6