Original sentence: He is sometimes heralded as a heroic martyr and a visionary and sometimes vilified as a madman and a terrorist; black scholars have consistently held the first viewpoint while those who apologise for black slavery have held the second; those belonging to neither category have held various views.Historians agree John Brown played a major role in starting the Civil War
Edited sentence: Depending on one's point of view, he is sometimes heralded as a heroic martyr and a visionary or vilified as a madman and a terrorist.Historians agree he played a major role in starting the war.Whereas William Lloyd Garrison was a pacifist, Brown resorted to violence