John Brown was an American abolitionist who was strongly against slavery and had conducted many different movements to try and abolish it. His hatred of slavery began when he was a young boy for the reason that his father also hated slavery. Many believe John Brown was a hero in the eyes of a slave but that did not excuse the bloodshed and violence he had done while trying to accomplish his goals. I believe John Brown was a hero with what he tried to change but it was not right to kill others to
coaches to secure separate accommodations. The penalty for sitting in the wrong compartment was a fine of $25 or 20 days in jail. A group of citizens decided to protest this Jim Crow law, a man who supported the group of blacks who were against this bill decided to take action. In 1892, a successful businessman named Homer Adolph Plessy living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana was jailed for sitting in the
Introduction Abraham Lincoln once said, “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves” (Abraham Lincoln's Letter to Henry L. Pierce). Who has the right to decide who has freedom and who does not have freedom? It is very imperative to understand the importance of slavery and its impact on America. In the United States, slavery was an appalling action against another human being that lasted two hundred and forty five critical years. Over these years, many slaves died trying to get their