Abolitionist John Brown was a murderer and his committed treason a few years later. Somehow he and his sons escaped prosecution for the cold blooded murders he committed in Kansas in 1856.Later, funded by wealthy New England abolitionists, he bought a farm under a false name in Maryland. He and his sons and others raided the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry. He then tried to recruit slaves to create a slave revolt. No one took up his offer. He was captured in the Fall of 1859 by Colonel Robert E. Lee and his troops of marines. He was tried and hanged for treason in Virginia.
Somehow, treason and mass murder was forgotten and some misguided souls saw him as a martyr.
Abolitionists were split on John Brown. Some thought he was a martyr for the cause, while others viewed him as a common murderer.
Most of them didn't. The Abolitionists did. But most Northerners were not Abolitionists, and were just exasperated that all of this was bringing war nearer.
For the most part most Americans, both North and South, saw the Brown slave revolution as being radical and dangerous. Brown was a martyr to radical abolitionists, but for most Americans, Brown's violence was madness.
Regarding this question to mean John Brown, his trial was given much attention in the North. This was especially true for the abolitionist movement. They considered Brown to be a martyr. Most Americans did not like the violence he committed. His trial was a quick one, so there was not allot of time to talk about him. He was hanged for treason shortly after his attempted slave revolt.
Frederick Douglass praised John Brown for his unwavering commitment to abolition and the fight against slavery. He admired Brown's bravery and willingness to sacrifice his life for the cause, viewing him as a martyr for freedom. However, Douglass also expressed concerns about Brown's tactics, particularly the violence involved in his raid on Harpers Ferry, believing that a more strategic approach might have garnered broader support for the abolitionist movement. Ultimately, Douglass recognized Brown as a significant figure in the struggle for justice.
Abolitionists were split on John Brown. Some thought he was a martyr for the cause, while others viewed him as a common murderer.
No. He was a martyr
a complete and total MADMAN! well, he was a martyr to himself but in my eyes a madman!
John Brown was a radical and a murderer who was made a martyre by radical abolitionists.
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Charles Brown - murderer - died in 1962.
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John Brown was considered an abolitionist hero of the first magnitude and a treasonous rebel by the federal govt.
John Almond - martyr - was born in 1577.
John Kemble - martyr - was born in 1599.
John Kemble - martyr - died in 1679.