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John Brown timeline of his life
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John Brown and his father
Was led by a father who was opposed to slavery. He moved to Ohio when he was five years old. The district that he moved to was known for their anti-slavery beliefs. -
John Brown and his reasons for hating slavery
John Brown saw a boy get beaten as a slave when he was only 12 years old. He had thought that this was cruel and shouldn't be aloud. FRom that day on he had been a minister against slavery. -
John Brown's Promise
John Brown made a promise to end slavery. He wanted to do this after he saw Elijah LoveJoy was shot to death. LoveJoy was also a minister against slavery. -
John Brown Bankrupt
Federal court decided John Browns bankruptcy case. Creditors took all of his esentials on which Brown and his family needed to survive. -
John Brown with Fredrick Douglas
Fredrick Douglas meets with Brown for the first time. where Brown lays out his ideas to lead a raid agaisnt slavery. Also followed by retreats in the mountains. -
John Brown and Pro-slavery
Brown goes to nearby pottawatomie creek and directs his men in the murder of five men. This got them mad of course. -
Missouri attacks
rides into missouri and attacks proslavery homestead. He confiscated property and eliberated 11 of their slaves. He traveled thousands of miles to return them to canada. -
John Brown attacking harpers ferry
John Brown attacks Harpers Ferry. He had led an atempt to end slavery. It didn't happen and he was caught. -
John Browns death
Virginia jury finds Bron guilty of murder. He was also guilty of treason. Early into December Brown was hung and killed. -
John Brown with Douglas
John Brown and Fredrick Douglas have a meeting at Chambersburg, Pennslyvania. Tried to make Douglas join him at Harpers ferry. Douglas declined.
