Nat Turner

Nat Turner was born a slave in a Virginia plantation owned by Benjamin Turner. He was very religious and believed that when he was little, he talked about events that had occurred before his birth. He claimed that he received divine visions and that god had spoken to him. According to Turner, the insurrection was god’s will that he was prophesized to carry out. These murders were carried out to terrorize whites, yet abolitionists still supported their actions, little did they know that the men had been drinking during the insurrection. First, in his confessions Nat Turner says “I took my station in the rear, and, as it was my object to carry terror and devastation wherever we went, I placed fifteen or twenty of the best armed and most to be relied on in front, who generally approached the houses as fast as their horses could run.” (Nat turner, p. 4) This tactic was…

The Nat Turner Rebellion of 1831 led first to shock and horror at the events that had happened, realization of the slaves’ ability and willingness to revolt, and finally a crackdown on the rights of slaves in the hope of preventing another massacre. As shown through document A, a lithograph illustration printed in 1831 of a slave revolt, the whites were absolutely horrified by the violence of the Nat Turner Rebellion. For example, the lithograph depicts a mother shielding her child from a slave…

Southampton County, Virginia, Nat Turner was the leader of one of the most bloodiest rebellion in America. The Rebellion of Nat Turner is a historical day where we can remember the bloody massacre that lead to the death of 55 whites and over 200 blacks. Turner remains a controversial figure in US History. Some considered him a man of god who acted against injustice and immorality. Others believe he was a terrorist motivated by pure evil. Regardless, Nat Turner is a pivotal figure in American…

I found the graphics capturing; living me with a vivid memory of the events that took place thousands of years ago. To me, this book is as effective as one with scripts. One graphic that caught my attention and served as a perfect example of the discrimination and injustice that blacks faced in Nat Turner’s days is when he was standing outside the classroom listening to the white teacher teach the white children. Upon seeing him, the teacher walks to the door and slams it in his face. The…

“Nat Turner is asked, “Do you not find yourself mistaken now?” and he answered “Was not Christ crucified.” This excerpt is from The Confessions of Nat Turner. Being interviewed by Thomas R. Gray, Nat Turner reveals the nature of the rebellion. Turner was captured on October 30, 1831, after eluding capture for two months after leading one of the deadliest revolts in American history during the morning of August 31, 1831. The rebellion was suppressed in one day but remains iconic. What makes it…

Nat Turner is the story of slavery and the horrors that led Turner to lead one of the bloodiest revolts of the time. It is told vividly through wordless images and occasional confession excerpts from Thomas R Gray’s book “Confessions of Nat Turner”.. We learn and experience slavery and Turner’s tumultuous life story as he retells it in his confession to Thomas R. Gray. We learn about how Africans were hunted, shackled, branded, and transported in rat-infested ships; how they were humiliated,…

Nathanial “Nat” Turner who was born a slave, led a violent rebellion against slavery in the South. He was awakened by religious faith. He led a short life. (history.com). He also became an icon in the 1960’s black power movement (biography.com). Nat Turner, a slave born in Virginia, became an icon for leading a fierce uprising in order to abolish slavery, which impacted American history. Nat Turner was born on a plantation in Virginia, which was owned by Benjamin Turner. Nat Turner was allowed…

Nat turner was a person who had a great contribution in black people's revolution, yet there are very less findings about him. He has been seen both as a protagonist and as an antagonist by different sets of people, based on the limited information about him. Here, the documentary works with the limited information about the figure and that information brings out the different perspective of people about Nat turner. On the initial part of documentary, an innocent child with all his family…

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…

The Fires of Jubilee; Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion is Stephen B. Oates’ account of the slave rebellion in Virginia’s Southampton County in 1831. Oates’ book is a historical narrative of the exploits of Nat Turner, a gifted black slave who marshaled servants into a bloody revolt against their masters. Oates analyzes the events that led to the revolt. He records the life of Nat Turner, and other slaves. Oates’ book is an attempt to justify the actions of Turner and his followers that led to the…