Textbooks all across the United States portray John Brown as an insane and crazy man. However, family and friends close to John Brown saw him differently. He was a man who knew exactly what he believed in and spread his views all throughout the country, occasionally in inappropriate, violent ways. Brown's views and beliefs remained in the United States for many years after his death. Unlike Abraham Lincoln, John Brown was a true abolitionist, even though that belief was extremely unacceptable at the time. Brown knew how immoral slavery was and traveled across the country, spreading the anti-slavery ideas. Abraham Lincoln also knew that slavery was unethical but would not publicly acknowledge it. Lincoln's only concern was preserving the union and did not care about any other issues. Lincoln is seen as an abolitionist because he did oppose slavery and wanted to send the African American slaves back...