ndolph there would be no strong opposition to such a move.When brown moved into northern Ohio, he came into a strong abolitionist region of his boyhood years. The Western Reserve was congenitally hospitable to runaways; its ports received them and then spiriting them across lake Erie to Ontario and to freedom. Detesting slave-catchers, the villagers of Hudson were in the habit of signaling their arrival by loudly tolling the fire bell.During the twelve months after he left the Kansas territory, brown, in chronic need, spent most of his time raising money. Traveling even more than was his wont, he sought financial backers like George l. Stearns who, sharing his convictions, might be induced to share their means. To this end he spoke at meetings, generally in New England, with short talks an idea of things in KansasAt the Douglass home brown spent most of his time drafting a constitution and writing letters. Browns brainchild, a provisional constitution and ordinances for the people of the united states, was a document comprised of a preamble and forty-eight articles. Brown kept its contents to himself, preferring not to unveil it prior to a ratification convention he was planning to hold in three months.When brown traveled east in the early spring of 1859 the main thing on his mind was money for Harpers Ferry. Manpower, in his analysis, would be less of a problem, particularly the enlisting of black recruits.ConclusionThe author did well in informing the reader what all was happening at the time this story is taking place. It talks about john browns life and how he helped change the lives of all blacks and how he helped them gain equality. I think this authors main point was to teach the reader about how there were many people out there trying to help the slaves at this tragic time. The main person in this book is john brown and how he gave his life for what he believed in.I think that everything the author talked about helped me underst...
