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Brown, who was intensely against slavery, led an attack on the Federal arsenal in Virginia. His goal was â¦ to free the slaves in that State and perhaps start a slave rebellion. The arsenal had the weapons John Brown needed. He was captured by Federal troops and later hanged for treason against the State of Virginia. The Virginia Governor, Henry Wise, was the individual who actually charged Brown with treason.
Some have called John Brown a martyr and champion of the oppressed, while others have referred to him as a traitor and an early American terrorist. John Brown's mission at Harpers Ferry did not immediately achieve his goals, but the legacy of the raid rang throughout the country. John Brown's quest to end slavery in America did not begin, nor end with the raid on Harpers Ferry. To understand the complicated crusader, one must begin by looking at the events that defined John Brown's life.