John Brown: Killer or Savior?

John Brown was an extreme abolitionist. He became famous for “Bleeding Kansas” attack and the Harper’s Ferry, Virginia attack. He killed almost over 200 white people. He led an attack with his 5 sons on Harper’s Ferry, Virginia and was captured after the townspeople rebelled against him. The US Marines were called in and that finished off John Brown’s rally.

I think John Brown was a murderer rather than a martyr. A martyr is someone who is killed for their religious beliefs. Yes, John Brown was an extreme abolitionist, but that doesn’t mean he could go and kill 200 people to prove his belief. Instead, he could have gone straight to the south and freed slaves directly from plantations, done protesting, anything but killing. Murdering was unnecessary.