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John brown's hanging John brown was a white, american militant abolitionist who
saw violence as the only means to put a permanent end to slavery.He loathed the
fugitive slave act, which declared that all runaway slaves found must be brought
back to their masters.He not only became a"Link"In the underground railroad,
helping to lead slaves to freedom in canada, but john brown also became an
organizer in a self-Protection society for free blacks and fugitive salves.Some
considered him as a fanatical crusader against slavery due to his multiple
raids:Pottawatomie massacre, bleeding kansas, and at harpers ferry.His out look
however was different. "I, john brown, am now certain that the crimes of this
guilty land [slavery] will never be purged away, but with blood. " John brown's
hanging took place on december 2, 1859 in charleston, virginia.By 5'o-Clock that
morning, the field on which john brown's execution was to be carried out had
already been extremely guarded by a vast amount of soldiers and artillery, in
case of last minute attempts to liberate brown.No public spectators, of any
sort, were permitted near the execution site. "He wore the same seedy and
dilapidated dress that he had at harpers ferry and during his trial, but his
rough boots had given place to a pair of parti-Colored slippers and he wore a
low crowned broad brimmed hat", according to journalist David Strother(Pen name
porte crayon).Crayon was one of the very few civilians present at john brown's
hanging.Though his face was grim as he neared the gibbet, porte crayon's
eyewitness account claimed that john brown descended off his chariot of death
with"Surprising agility".He then walked towards the scaffold with a brisk step,
pausing just for a moment to bid the few people gathered at the scene good
morning before continuing his climb up the scaffold steps.At the top, brown
reportedly immediately took off his hat and offered up his neck to mr.Avis, the
jailer and his executor.His face was then covered with a white muslin cap.Upon
being lead forward to the drop, john brown was asked by the sheriff if he wanted
a handkerchief to throw as a signal to cut the drop.John brown's replay was
simple,"No i don't care;I don't want you to keep me waiting unnecessarily.
"…those of which were his last words. Men cannot be hung on a whim so one might
wonder,"Why? ".The bottom line is that john brown was a man vehemently and
passionately against slavery, just like his father.He wasn't a man with much
money but nothing was going to stop him from his attempts to eliminate
slavery.Frederick douglass was quoted saying,"Though a white gentleman, [brown]
is in sympathy a black man, and as deeply interested in our cause, it is as
though his own soul had been pierced with the iron of slavery. "Though brown had
been fighting against slavery just about his whole life, the first thing that
got him recognized was when he went to a pro slavery town and killed five people
in an act against a previous attack that killed five anti-Slavery men.After
this, he began to create a plan of war that led to harpers ferry.Himself and 21
other men along with two of his own son's raided the arsenal and were quickly
all killed or captured.Brown was convicted of treason and hanged on december 2,
1859. Painting of john brown at harpers ferry "Thus died john brown, the
strange, stern old man;Hard and uncouth in character as he was in personal
appearance, undemonstrative and emotionless as an indian.In the manner of his
death there was nothing dramatic or sympathetic.There was displayed neither the
martial dignity of a chieftain nor the reckless bravado of a highwayman-Neither
the exalted enthusiasm of a martyr nor the sublime resignation of a christian. "
-Porte crayon The song john brown's body was written in 1861.It became the
anthem of the union soldiers during the civil war, sung first by the
massachusetts 12th regiment.Many versions of the song have been written by
william w.Patton and julia ward howe in her song,"The battle hymn of the
republic", among others.Click for other versions of song Please also visit this
fun site with extra facts on john brown It includes a variety of pictures, maps,
information of the secret six, brown's provisional constitution, his trial
report and testimony, brown's prison interview and adresses to the court, john
brown's prison letters, thoreau's plea for brown, lee's report and senate report
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had different perspectives. North:The northern perspective of john brown was
filled with great favor and admiration.Many people viewed him as a martyr for
freedom and human liberty due to his dedicated abolitionist position.To morn his
execution in certain anti-Slavery parts of america church bells rang out to
honor his name and purpose.The north saw brown as an advocate for equality among
races and for that cause a national hero.Fredrick douglas, one of brown's fellow
abolitionists said,"His zeal in the cause of my race was far greater than mine…i
could live for the slave, but he could die for him. "No more then 18 months
after his execution civil war broke out and the union troops marched to a song
called"John brown's body", in tribute.It has been recorded that any union
regiment that marched passed the court house where john brown had north face online mens classic black jackets
waterproof been convicted and at the field of his hanging the troops
would"Take pains"To sing the song through charleston.John brown was admired,
honored, and celebrated in the north. South:Hate.Fear.Two words that describe
the southern attitude towards brown. On the surface it would just seem
likeHate.The south couldn't see the true beauty of what brown was trying to do
because they were too worried that their slaves would rebel and be gone for
good. In reality, that was Brown's goal so they had every right toHate him.
However, underneath theHate, it was pureFear.The southern farmers knew that
without their slaves, they were done for. There had to be a part of them
thatFeared Brown would succeed.So, brown was simply a terrorist in their eyes.A
man that the law couldn't and wouldn't stop.An animal that wasn't afraid to kill
people to get his point across.Unlike the north, the south celebrated the
conviction and the death of brown.The south was rejoiced and over-Whelmed.
TheirFear, for a moment, subsided and the death of John Brown did not cause the
shed of tears in the South. How influential do we think john brown's hanging
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was in sparking the civil war? The hanging of john brown should be rated at
least a 4, if not 5 for adding the powder to the sectional fire between north
and south, erupting in the civil war.In the north, john brown was viewed as a
martyr for dying in his attempts to permanently put an end to slavery.Though
radical, his abolitionist movements made john brown a hero of human liberties to
most northerners and his death only encouraged what would soon become the union
to fight against succession and slavery.On the other hand in the south, john
brown's image was quite the opposite.He was the villain and a terrorist, who
ruthlessly murdered many southern pro-Slavery civilians, furthering their will
to finally rise up and fight the north.Shortly after his execution, a mere 18
months, civil war broke out between northerners and southerners.
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