John Brown was born in Eastern Virginia in 1810. He later fled to Georgia. He believed that an armed struggle was the only means of abolishing slavery in the United States. He waged the war of the African-Americans against their slave masters but eventually became unsuccessful, which led to his escape to Georgia. Thomas Cobb was born in April 1823 in Jefferson County. In the 1850s, he and his elder sibling headed a movement against pro-slavery crusaders. Thomas Cobb invested in his political career with the help of his brother and agitated for the end of slavery in the South (Art and Jervis, 23). The Role of John Brown in Ending Slavery In 1833, Brown remarried after the death of his family members. He ran into debts that led to his incarceration. He vowed to end slavery in 1837 after the death of Elijah Lovejoy. In 1843, the US government declared him a bankrupt in a federal court, which caused his repatriation to Springfield. Brown later met with Springfield’s African-American abolitionists. He began to attend abolitionists’ speeches in Springfield making the town a crucial center of abolitionism (Kinzer, 18). In the 1850s, the US formulated the Fugitive Slave Act that resulted in the freedom of slaves, their families, and withdrawal of their charges. With this law, Brown formed a group that aided in the re-capture of slaves in order to free them. Brown left Springfield with the assurance that whites would no longer capture slaves. Brown succeeded in his anti-slavery campaign because slaves were no longer captured in Springfield after his departure. The Springfield success was a starting point in the anti-slavery campaign for Brown. In 1855, Brown left for Kansas where the pro-slavery community was determined to make the town a slave center. Brown became angry due to his father’s death and the government’s sacking of Lawrence, an anti-slavery crusader who was also a government operative. The war intensified in Kansas leading to the death of many people. The pro-slavery crusaders were not successful in acquiring the city of Kansas. In 1856, a force of Missourians destroyed Brown’s homestead. In the same period, Brown and his forces successfully fought and defeated Pate and his pro-slavery campaigners. Brown’s forces captured Pate’s men. Pate had to release Brown’s sons. This aspect also led to the release of Pate’s men in Brown’s custody. Later, an army of Missourians invaded Kansas and Osawatomie with the view of capturing the cities. Brown arranged a group of thirty – eight men in order to plan retaliatory attacks against Pate. Unfortunately, the Missourians defeated Brown’s forces leading to the killing of his son. Brown and his forces hid in the woods. The Missourians captured a number of Brown’s men. The pro-slavery crusaders managed to burn the city of Osawatomie. They forced Brown to go into exile. Brown began looking for funds in order to finance his anti-slavery campaign. He succeeded in buying rifles and other arms to help in the fight against the pro-slavery crusaders. Brown also hired the Hugh Forbes Mercenary that trained his men in war activities. In 1858, Brown travelled to New York where he wrote a provisional constitution for