John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights Free Audiobook Download by David S. Reynolds

John Brown is a man who many people would consider to be an anti-hero. He was known for being a radical abolitionist and leader of the raid on Harpers Ferry, which led to his execution. Still, historians and scholars alike have noted that John Brown's life had great significance in American history.

John Brown is an American hero, and a man who ended slavery in America. He created the most well-known slave revolt of the Civil War era and he refused to be silenced when it came to ending slavery. John Brown also served as a role model for later civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr.

John Brown arrived at Harpers Ferry in 1859 and immediately seized the federal armory. He intended to arm slaves and liberate them, but his plans were thwarted by the arrival of Colonel Robert E. Lee, who led a force of soldiers from Virginia to suppress John Brown's rebellion. John Brown was captured and tried for treason. The trial made him a hero to some, a madman to others. His lawyers argued that he was insane because he had suffered from depression for most of his life.

John Brown was a radical abolitionist who stirred the nation to its core. He was an infamous firebrand known for his radical acts of violence in defense of freedom and slavery, stirring up both Northern and Southern states for years before sparking the Civil War. John Brown is still considered one of the most important figures in American history due to his role in abolishing slavery, but also because he sparked the Civil War which acted as an impetus for civil rights and equal rights for all Americans.

John Brown was a man of many identities. He is remembered as a striking figure of the American abolitionist movement and its violent conclusion, the murders at Harper's Ferry that started the Civil War. But he is also remembered for his role in the Underground Railroad, a key organizer in the West Virginia insurrection of 1856, an outspoken advocate for Indian rights, and a founder of higher education for women.

John Brown, Abolitionist was born on May 9th (May 10th according to some sources) 1800 in Torrington, Connecticut. John's father died when he was three years old and his mother remarried Peter Meredith and by the age of twenty-six, he had become a Quaker. At a revival meeting in 1837, Brown experienced what he called "The Great Awakening" which would lead him to devote his life to combating slavery.