America\S Good Terrorist
America\S Good Terrorist A biography of John Brown, examining his failed raid on Harpers Ferry, and the part his actions played in causing the Civil War.John Brown is a common name, but the John…
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America\S Good Terrorist
A biography of John Brown, examining his failed raid on Harpers Ferry, and the part his actions played in causing the Civil War.John Brown is a common name, but the John Brown who masterminded the failed raid at Harpers Ferry was anything but common. Was he a madman who felt his violent solution to slavery was ordained by Providence or a heroic freedom fighter who tried to liberate the downtrodden slave? His failed efforts have left an imprint upon our history, and his story still swirls in controversy.
The prevailing view from the time of the raid to well into the twentieth century--that his actions were the product of an unbalanced mind--has shifted to the idea that he committed courageous acts to undo a terrible injustice.The debate still rages, but not as much These polar opposite characterizations of the violent abolitionist have captivated Americans.