John Brown was an American abolitionist. He was an anti-slave and wanted to end all slavery.In 1856 he led the Potawatomie Massacre in Kansas which was then called 'Bleeding Kansas'.
Abraham Lincoln said the John Brown was a "misguided fanatic" from that people called him "the most controversial of all 19th-century Americans".
Brown was someone that demanded violent action to fight for no slavery. While other Northerners wanted to peaceful resistance.
John Brown had a major role in the starting of the Civil War. He became known to be heroic martyr and a visionary. Sometimes he was thought to be a madman and a terrorist.
Information source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
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