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Terrance Maisonneuve 3-6-12 __JOHN BROWN BIO__ John Brown was an abolitionist in the 1800s. John Brown was born in Connecticut to a family that was opposed to slavery. John Brown is unique because he was a white man who did not agree with slavery and took drastic actions against it. Even though John Brown did not have a lot of money he did what he could to support the abolition movement. John would help parent ex enslaved children as if they were his own. Also he would give land to slaves who were fugitives of the unjust practice of slavery. John Brown even worked on the famous Underground that Harriet Tubman started. Even though he was a white man he still fought for his beliefs and even was respected by a prominent black figure such as Frederick Douglas. “Though a white gentleman, [Brown] is in sympathy a black man.” This quote was said by Frederick Douglas. Among the things he did for slaves John Brown also helped establish the League of Gileadites which was an organization that helped protect slaves that had escaped from there inhumane slave masters. John Brown was essentially a savior for some slaves. In 1855 John Brown went to Kansas with his sons and fought violently against people who were pro slavery. John Brown began to show his stance on slavery by violent acts. These acts eventually got him arrested and executed by the government when he was seized at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.