John Brown and His Relationship with Slavery

 John Brown was born on May 9th, 1800. His relationship with slavery was a very interesting one. John Brown was a white man, but he grew up poor so as a result his family did not have slaves but he did witness the negatives of slavery as a young kid. Brown hated what he witnessed as a kid. He hated it so much that he dedicated a large portion of his time to helping free slaves whatever ways he could.

John Brown worked with the Underground Railroad, helping runaway slaves hide from bounty hunters and their masters by hiding them. He also opposed many laws and peacefully petitioned government to make his voice heard and help the enslaved community.

Sadly, John Brown decided that fighting peacefully would never work. In 1856 Brown led his five sons to Kansas where they slaughtered five pro slavery men. Three years later, on October 16th, 1859, John Brown would lead twenty men with the intent of starting a slave rebellion. He was unsuccessful and was arrested and executed by Robert E. Lee.