John Brown's Meaning to History and Women's Equal Rights

Final Exam on Labor History
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Red Page: John Brown's Meaning to History
Harper's Ferry was an attack in the southern states between 16th and 18th October of 1859 led by John Brown (Earle, 2008). The primary aim of the attack was to establish an armed revolt of confined individuals and abolish the institution of slavery in the United States. Following how John Brown planned and executed the attack, I believe his acts were a crusade for justice but were filled with self-deception, selfishness, and betrayal. Tracing back in 1856, John Brown and his sons conducted an attack at Kansas without engaging fellow abolitionists. They mercilessly killed numerous pro-slavery families (Horwitz, 2012). After the attack, he pretended not to be involved, hid, and went to the northeast to raise funds to facilitate the purchase of weapons and recruitment of militias used to abolish slavery in the southern states.
Although, the abolitionist knew that other people like Abraham Lincoln ad Lloyd Garrison strongly advocated for the end of slavery. He did not choose to engage them in his plans, deceiving himself that he needed to act violently to end the immoral slavery system. Based on John Brown final speech, it is clear that he felt that he did the right thing, and the only thing that was making him be on the wrong is fighting for the poor and oppressed, which could be true (The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, 2009). However, I feel that his plan to steal weapons from the United States Army and give them to the enslaved to use them against their oppressors was an act of terrorism (Earle, 2008). This would have caused more deaths to the enslaved as they did not have unique warfare tactics that would outdo those of military forces.
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Earle, J. (2008). John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.‎ Bedford/St. Martin's.
Horwitz, T. (2012). Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War. Picador.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. (2009). John Brown's final speech, 1859 | AP US History Study Guide from The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Ap.gilderlehrman.org. Retrieved from https://ap.gilderlehrman.org/resources/john-brown%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%84%A2s-final-speech-1859.
Green Page: Biographical Writing
At different times of the year, some famous former activists are celebrated in numerous ways for their tremendous success in their work (Thomson, 2016). Some of the most celebrated activists include Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, and Frederick Douglass. However, some of the most influential activists in the 18th and 19th centuries are never mentioned in history-making; it is hard to know or remember them. Some activists such as Fredrick Douglass are remembered to date, and most of their works are still read across the United States schools (Thomson, 2016). However, some activists, such as Octavius Catto, who did an excellent job, are not remembered or mentioned anywhere. In the 19th century, Octavius played a significant role in fighting against slavery and advocating equal rights to all people regardless of ethnicity, race, or gender (Biddle & Dubin, 2010). However, due to his African &...