John Brown Dbq
The view of John Brown's raid changed over time between 1859 and 1863. In 1859, he was disliked and viewed as a fanatic radical by both the north and the south, where as in 1863, he was viewed as a hero in the north, but he was still detested in the south.
Most people disagreed with John Brown's actions immediately following his death. "[Brown's mistakes] are the errors of a fanatic." (Greeley, Doc A) is a good way to describe most people's feelings toward Brown following his hanging on December 2, 1859. John Brown was also viewed as a failure. "[Brown's actions] went behind the human law, it went behind apparent failure" (Thoreau, Doc B). However, most people were ashamed and apologetic. "There are two classes of men who apologize for BrownÂ… apologize for Brown by publishing in their papers every word they can catch in his praise" (Topeka Tribune, Doc C). A fanatic failure is what John Brown was in 1859.
During the 1860's, the tide turned a bit in the North and John Brown was......
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