On August 22, 1831, Nat Turner and his group of slaves attacked their slave master, and their families at the strike of midnight. Known as Nat Turner’s Rebellion, Nat Turner and his men had murdered many. Many people called the revolt the “First War”, as it was the most violent slave revolt in the history of America. Nat Turner was born on October 2, 1800 on Benjamin Turner’s plantation in Southampton County, Virginia. From his birth, Nat Turner’s mother had inculcated him that he was intended for a great purpose. Adding to the fact that he became literate in his early years, Nat Turner also embraced Christianity, becoming a well-known preacher in African American congregations in Southampton County between 1825 and 1830. After a harsh overseer
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Turner showed that he believed the rebellion was rightful and that he was willing to die for the cause. Nat Turner was finally executed on November 11, 1831. Nat Turner’s Rebellion was the opposite of a success-it was a failure. Yes, the fact that Nat Turner had managed the bravery to lead a revolt against the oppressive Southerners proved that slaves were willing to fight back for their freedom. The execution of Nat Turner also strengthened the Northern abolitionists’ desire to end slavery once and for all. But the negative effects of the rebellion heavily outweighed the two positive effects. There were fifty-seven casualties of the violent rebellion. Regardless of gender, these fifty-seven white Southerners had been surprised and violently killed. On the other hand, around a hundred African-Americans were executed on the spot. In a passage by the Academic Affairs Library, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, called “Fear of Insurrection,” people were killed, “this time on innocent men, women, and children, against whom there was not slightest ground for suspicion.” The author of the passage witnessed many slaves receiving hundreds of lashes, tortured with a bucking paddle, and whipped until there were copious amounts of blood and also many many blisters. Something is not a success when the whole plan
Turner showed that he believed the rebellion was rightful and that he was willing to die for the cause. Nat Turner was finally executed on November 11, 1831. Nat Turner’s Rebellion was the opposite of a success-it was a failure. Yes, the fact that Nat Turner had managed the bravery to lead a revolt against the oppressive Southerners proved that slaves were willing to fight back for their freedom. The execution of Nat Turner also strengthened the Northern abolitionists’ desire to end slavery once and for all. But the negative effects of the rebellion heavily outweighed the two positive effects. There were fifty-seven casualties of the violent rebellion. Regardless of gender, these fifty-seven white Southerners had been surprised and violently killed. On the other hand, around a hundred African-Americans were executed on the spot. In a passage by the Academic Affairs Library, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, called “Fear of Insurrection,” people were killed, “this time on innocent men, women, and children, against whom there was not slightest ground for suspicion.” The author of the passage witnessed many slaves receiving hundreds of lashes, tortured with a bucking paddle, and whipped until there were copious amounts of blood and also many many blisters. Something is not a success when the whole plan