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The radical anti slavery abolishtionist John Brown was white. He can be called "radical" in that he took over a Federal arsenal to begin a slave rebellion.

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Abolitionist in a sentence?

The great John Brown, as a revolutionary abolitionist, was against slavery to the point of advocating and practicing armed insurrection as a means to abolish it. John Brown (May 9, 1800 -- December 2, 1859) was a revolutionary abolitionist in the United States, who in the 1850s advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to abolish slavery. (Wikipedia)


Who was an abolitionist fighting to end and who were leaders in the abolitionist movement?

John Brown was one of the strongest abolitionists in the Civil War. John Brown massacred 5 pro slavery people with his 4 sons prior to the war. From there he continued to serve as a figure to the anti-slavery movement and eventually became a matyr.


Who led the group of anti slavery supporters who were involved in the pottawatomie massacre in Kansas?

The group was led by abolitionist John Brown.


Why did John Brown go to Kansas after the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 was passed?

John Brown was a radical abolitionist. He and his sons traveled to Kansas to take part in the armed conflict there between pro and anti-slavery settlers.


What man was not an abolitionist John Brown Frederick Douglass William Lloyd Garrison Stephen Douglas?

Stephen Douglas was not an abolitionist. He was a prominent politician known for his support of popular sovereignty, which allowed territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery, rather than actively opposing it. In contrast, John Brown, Frederick Douglass, and William Lloyd Garrison were all staunch advocates for the abolition of slavery.

Related Questions

Did john brown escape slavery?

No. He was a white Abolitionist.


What did John Brown do in Kansas?

John Brown was an extreme abolitionist who was angered by slavery and killed 5 of his own pro-slavery neighbors at gunpoint.


Who was the abolitionist that believed God had chosen him to end slavery?

John Brown


Who was a fervent abolitionist who attacked pro slavery families in Kansas.?

John Brown


Who believed that slavery should be wiped out immediately?

The abolitionist John Brown fits that description.


How does John Brown become an abolitionist?

ever since he was a child, Brown's father had taught him that slavery was bad, ever since then he's been a strong abolitionist


Who was an abolitionist?

Some abolitionists were John Brown Henry "Box" Brown and many others. An abolitionist is really anyone who is against slavery and helps stop it like help the Underground Railroad.


What did john brown want to fight against?

Against Slavery http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)


Abolitionist in a sentence?

The great John Brown, as a revolutionary abolitionist, was against slavery to the point of advocating and practicing armed insurrection as a means to abolish it. John Brown (May 9, 1800 -- December 2, 1859) was a revolutionary abolitionist in the United States, who in the 1850s advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to abolish slavery. (Wikipedia)


What are some differences and similarities between john brown and Martin Luther King?

John Brown was a white abolitionist who died in 1859. He believed armed insurrection was the only was to stop slavery. Martin Luther King, Jr. was black and he believed in peaceful protest to stop slavery. He died in 1968.


Who was an abolitionist fighting to end and who were leaders in the abolitionist movement?

John Brown was one of the strongest abolitionists in the Civil War. John Brown massacred 5 pro slavery people with his 4 sons prior to the war. From there he continued to serve as a figure to the anti-slavery movement and eventually became a matyr.


The abolitionist who tried to lead a revolt at harpers ferry in 1859?

=John Brown (abolitionist)=