Was John Brown A Terrorist

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John Brown: Freedom Fighter or Terrorist?

There are different opinions on whom or what a terrorist is. Some think John Brown is a terrorist, some do not. There are a lot of different ways to define terrorism. Based upon evidence and what John Brown has done, he is a terrorist. The characteristics of terrorism would define John Brown’s actions at Pottawatomie Creek and Harper’s Ferry as terrorism therefore today; we refer to him as a terrorist.

John Brown and his men raided Harper’s Ferry federal armory in 1859. Seven People were killed, and ten more people were injured. His plan was to give slaves weapons from the armory, but he failed. In 39 hours Brown’s men were either killed or captured by locals who were pro-slavery.

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