Johnny Cash is John Brown!

[straypome]

John Brown was reckless and unorganized and did have his own alterior and personal motives in doing the things he did, but all in all his actions set the tone for what later became the civil war...I'm not a big fan of war but if that didn't happen america wouldn't be the way it is today because abolitionist before him were being to passive while pro-slavery activists broke every law possible to push their own wicked agendas..I fux wit John Brown, peace to the deceased

[kemetkush]

john brown was a badass white-man....funny how black-history never teach black-children about whites who fight and died for black freedom.

[timmarshall63]

Incorrect. The reason Brown went to HF was to steal weapons to begin an uprising that would eventually lead to a new 'state' & had gone as far as drafting a constitution. The pro-slavery deaths at Pottawatomie was nothing but retaliation for the 1856 sacking of Lawrence - revenge killing. Some killed in cold blood were fugitive slave catchers,a visitor, a postmaster, not slave owners. Supporting Brown is like supporting Scott Roeder because you don't agree with abortion. Believe what you want.

[timmarshall63]

The guy wanted to start his own country, stole from the federal government, and murdered innocent people by pulling them from their homes and hacking them to death in front of their families at Pottawatomie - because they hadn't different ideologies than he did. And these were people that actually went to Kansas to make a home for themselves. He wasn't killed for his beliefs, he was killed because he was a cold-blooded murderer. He even killed a freed black man at Harper's Ferry.

[Upthetown04]

@timmarshall63 Innocent people? No slavers and their sympathisers who stole people's souls, raped women forced people into labour and destroyed families in the name of Capital - Scum. Browns a hero and no he didn't want to start his own country that was the slave owners.

[Jc40k1]

In my opinion john brown was evil, even if he opposed the evil institution of slavery murder is never right.

[jimbo271uk]

If you ever get the chance please read "Flashman and the Angel of the Lord", where Flashman describes John Brown as "he was a sincere, worthy, autocratic, good-natured, terrible, dangerous old zealot, hard as nails, iron-willed, brave beyond belief, and possessed of all the muscular Christian virtues which I can't stand."

[rorybowskill]

JHohn Brown was acting for GOD all who oppose him worship SATAN., The only difference between a pro slaver and a paedo is spelling.... deal with it

[Schone23666]

There still seems to be a lot of debate about this fellow John Brown. My own opinion, for what it's worth...he perhaps meant well by opposing slavery, but his own personal judgement in executing his beliefs was a bit questionable at best.

Of course, the rest is history...

[vicrattlehead1313]

John Brown was a hero, to do what he could to free the slaves.

[GoodbyeBieber2]

Nobody has the right to kill

[GoodbyeBieber2]

Haha you are so silly people. You fight against capital punishment but you like JOhn Brown. Wheres the difference? John shot people down, people who were bad, but capital punishment does the same.

[helpinghand2u]

i know that slavery was a very evil act happening in the south at that time but John Brown also killed people and for that in my views he is just as evil if not more for taking action.

[Deisinoful]

Between the two words "misguided" and "maniac" I couln't tell what's more outrageous

[jamesvcarey]

Some of the "lost" facts of JB in Kansas- eastern slaveholders hired Missouri death squads to kill free- staters and abolitionists in Kansas to further the spread of slavery. They also bought out the government of Kansas to make abolition a capital crime. While posing as a surveyor, John Brown found out who was working with the death squads and that they were targeting him and his followers. The people John Brown killed were working with the death squads, so they were not entirely innocent.

[khawersecondary]

John Brown is a hero not only of US history but of World History. His idealism and courage are an inspiration to all people that believe in justice. Calling him a "misguided fanatic" is deeply offensive.

[oneputtsteven]

To say the least John Brown remains one of the most controversial figures in American History. Does the ends justify the mean? To free the slaves did he need to kill or murder people? Is it ok if the state conducts warfare but not individuals? Would the South given up their ante-bellum lifestyle without a violent struggle? Its doubtful. Brown did accelerate the abolishonist movement in the North and his cause was just but his tactics where questionable.

[0401tristan]

He also slaughter many people. With a vengence. That is why he was a "misguided Maniac."

[PipboyTony]

I only heard of John Brown when i came across his wiki page today. From what I have read he seemed like an amazing man.

[CommanderTipsy]

Johnny Cash, you bloody legend!!!

[burtonrules123]

i thought this was an episode of little house at first lol

[Christlovesanimals]

John Brown may have been the sanest man alive in 1859.

[Adino1]

@Christlovesanimals I agree. Those who consider him a mad man really need to read his final statements.

[howlingsandy]

youtube.com/watch?v=Ax7KjLUOt8­w&NR=1 go see this before you speak so harshly of a man who has more truth and heroism  in his snot than your whole being

[mowgli2071]

What movie is this from?

[mowgli2071]

@mowgli2071: Never mind, I found it. it's from "North And South" the miniseries (I think it's a miniseries, not sure).

[leekenobi21]

Anyone who claims John Brown was a hero needs to pick up some actual history books, as well as court records and psychological profiles. John Brown was a SOCIOPATH. There were plenty of abolitionists back in the day (Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, Charles Sumner just to name a few) but none of them EVER resorted to first-degree murder to accomplish it.

[althesmith]

@leekenobi21 : I suggest you read the words of Frederick Douglass himself regarding Brown. "His zeal in the cause of freedom was infinitely greater than mine."

[themanatee000]

@leekenobi21 Did slaves then have justification rising up in Haiti, in Virginia, in South Carolina, did they have the right to kill a slave master?

Frederick Douglass helped him plan the raid at Harper's Ferry, and had to skip town to England. Pick up a book. He was not a socio-path and he was not misguided.

[zooeyhall]

The story of John Brown is just waiting for someone to make it into an epic movie. So sad something couldn't have been done when Johnny Cash was still alive, because he is spot-on perfect as John Brown in this clip. He looks exactly like Brown, and his deep voice and natural accent are dead perfect. Unlike Swayze's phony southern accent.

[shifragri]

John Brown is a true American Hero!!!

[KRZeppelin]

Johnny Cash as Brown is a great choice...but Brown was never at the train station and claimed during an interview with Senator Mason and Congressman Vallandigham that he had no idea that Hayward had been killed. (Hayward was the free black baggage master dead at the beginning). He did however allow the train to pass on through toward Baltimore, one of the biggest mistakes of the Harpers Ferry raid. It allowed a message to be sent to the white house and gave Buchanan a chance to send troops.

[Bighairyfart]

wow 8 sons and a vendetta man was so cool

[rebelstang]

Happy Lee Jackson Day!

A Virginia State Holiday!

DEO VINDICE!

LONG LIVE THE REBELLION!

[bluealley1982]

wow ...great performance ......but what a voice and only 2 words if he just sed it would be epic!

[MisterGage77]

how was brown a "misguided maniac"? he hated the evil institution of slavery and wanted it stopped. he was killed for his beliefs

[emerpus01]

@MisterGage77 The Harper's raid killed one person, a free Black man, and they never got the weapons, so it would appear he was misguided. However, the propaganda effects of the raid and the bravery Brown and his men showed in their quest the uphold human dignity and freedom, was directly responsible for the civil war less than a decade later.

[davemfit]

@emerpus01

you mean less than 1 year later? Harpers Ferry and John Brown rang that firebell in the night, and his actions helped to start the Civil War

[falstoffe]

@MisterGage77 He was misguided because he became everything evil that he said he was opposing. He would torture and murder people (including women and children), skinned them alive, assumed guilt instead of innocence in others he didn't know, etc.

[borbo23]

@falstoffe Those are ridiculous claims.

John Brown was a genius; he knew even if he failed he re-centered the entire political spectrum to allow for the idea of fighting to end the Slave Power.

[leekenobi21]

@MisterGage77

"Misguided fanatic" Abraham Lincoln said it himself. And John Brown wasnt killed "for his beliefs". He was executed for MURDER stemming from his leading the Pottawatomie Massacre in 1856 and for killing a freedman during the raid at Harpers Ferry in 1859. John Brown was a madman...he used opposition to slavery to justify his own homicidal tendencies.

[karpdamm]

@leekenobi21 Exactly.

[14691]

@MisterGage77 I'm a Kansan, and a staunch supporter of John Brown's ideals. But he obviously was a fanatic, because he murdered innocent people in Kansas who happened to support slavery. Not to say it was ok to support slavery, but they probably didn't deserve to die either. Brown was a terrorist. But he was also a martyr and a hero. He was a complicated man for sure.

[xkealynx]

@14691 Probably the best argument I've seen- Thank you for taking a 'whole picture' approach to commenting on John Brown. Many seem intent on portraying him as an absolute villain or hero. Like MisterGage77 said, Brown was a complex and fascinating man. I encourage anyone who hasn't to read up on him - you won't regret picking up his biography.

[Mossgate97]

@14691 John brown was better than any president we have had, or ever had.

[Mossgate97]

@14691 He was one of the gratest heros in american history, and not a terrorist, he unlike the uninon, ONLY! cared about freeing the slaves, and nothing else.

[WallKenshiro]

@MisterGage77 well said sir. the man was anything but a maniac. he was a real life hero in the guise of an anti hero. seriously messed up situations take drastic cleansing methods to stop the stink and mess from continuing and getting worse. j.b knew that and chose to clean the crap away a.s.a.p no matter the cost to himself. the definition of a hero. if he was misguided then what were the slavers? no sympathy for the devil is what i say.

[DarthSeptic]

Johnny Cash is a great actor. This clip is pretty awesome.

[puppetmaster19962]

Johnny Cash is John Brown!

[figure8productions]

Patrick Swayzee! This is "North and South"!

[moistone39]

This is great, I have never seen any movies on John Brown. They never speak of him during Black History Month.

Is there a way to tell me what movie this is?

[Qazaq]

There're two movies entirely about John Brown, "Santa Fe Trail" (1940) and "Seven Angry Men" (1955)

[moistone39]

Thank you for this, I will check both of these out.

1luv

[wazonu]

I haven't yet seen this film.

I rent it on Netflix if it's there?

[TransformerslNC]

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAA!!!!!!!!! FAKE BEARD is one of the TAGS!!! ROFLMAO

[000266617]

John Brown's body lies a-mold'ring in the grave John Brown's body lies a-mold'ring in the grave His soul goes marching on Glory, Glory! Hallelujah! Glory, Glory! Hallelujah! Glory, Glory! Hallelujah! His soul is marching on He captured Harper's Ferry with his nineteen men so true He frightened old Virginia till she trembled through and through They hung him for a traitor, themselves the traitor crew His soul is marching on

[JeanySullivan]

David Rovics made a great song about John Brown, called "John Brown". It's here on youtube.

[matthiphop101]

What move is this?

[Emmsoo]

Johnny Cash <3

He has beard in this movie :O

[KhalidSuwaid]

Between CRIME and HEROISM!

John Brown. God bless your soul!

[henrygem]

KhalidSuwaid-

You said it!! Bless you too!

Yrs, Henry G

[RISEUPANDFALL]

John Brown was my great, great, great Grandfather....no lie.....

~Brian Hewitt~

[ddsharper]

are you sure?

[jakethewoz]

really? where were you on May 1st last year?

[MariposaKamikaze]

Well, if you really are... Haiti, the world´s first free black republic, honoured him by naming one of the capital´s main streets "Avenue John Brown"

[craponmytoast]

Ayibobo- i am a descendant of John Brown.

[KityKatKali]

John Brown was my great, great, great Grandfather also! Are we related??? I am serious ? email me if you are too. that would be awsome to find more relatives.. lol.

[craponmytoast]

Kity, where are you from. i am a descendant of Ol' Brown myself. my family is from Kansas

[abiynery]

@KityKatKali john brown the 2nd  greatest white man that ever lived

[jnlabrk6]

@KityKatKali You ggggrandfather was a Great American. He makes me proud to be an American. I just learned the song John Brown's Body....but I can't finish it because it brings tears to my eyes.

[craponmytoast]

im not lieing either, i too am a descendant of Ol' Brown.

[brkenwing50]

very nice, thank you, can you tell me what year this movie came out?

[SouthJizzler]

American Freedom Fighter

[KhalidSuwaid]

Shut up!

John Brown before his fellow countrymen sent him to gallows. He regretted that he was born in this bloody nation.

[jakethewoz]

I cannot make sense of your comment. What are you trying to say? And why did you tell him to shut up?

And why in the world did anyone give you a thumbs up?! lol

[Qazaq]

Actually, he loved his country. When he discussed the raid with the black abolitionists, one person didn't want American flag for the future blacks' Provisional Government, to which John Brown said that US flag was good enough for him. Also, one person suggested to make a raid when the US was fighting a foreign foe, to which John Brown furiously objected that he wouldn't betray his country in such way.

[Mojosbigstick]

Excellent - thanks for posting

[johnnyvollan15]

Great vid!