Turner County

was not served in the case of Brock Turner. Turner was a popular, nineteen-year-old with a promising future on the Stanford swim team. Turner was convicted of three rape felonies. There was a witness of the scene and the victims' DNA was found on Turner and Turner’s semen was found in the victims' body (Coleman). After being convicted of three rape felonies, he could have been in prison for up to fourteen years, but he only served about six months in a county jail because the judge thought that…

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…

Slavery in Southampton County, Virginia was different. The slave owners there treated their slaves kindly and allowed them unheard of freedoms. Their slaves were content and had no reason to revolt. However, one slave had a reason, a divine purpose, he led a slave rebellion, with dozens of bodies in its wake, and instilled a raging fear into the hearts of slave owners across the south. In the book Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion author Stephen B. Oates provides a non-fictional…

Nat Turner was filled with bitterness and resentment due to the fact that he was considered the property of another man. Due to his growing bitterness and resentment, Nat Turner defied his masters and white supremacy by first telling Thomas Moore that slaves ought to be free and would be "one day or other." This rebellious talk from a black slave to his white master was extremely inappropriate, unacceptable, and prohibited at that particular time in history and the rebellious talk caused Nat…

Our task assigned was to interview a specific agency about their use, or lack of, an “Early Warning System”. Although the first use of the Early Warning System was in Kansas City in 1972, it wasn’t until 1981, that the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights suggested that all law enforcement agencies around the country should be implementing it. (Schultz 2011) It is still, as of 2017, not mandatory, however it is a requirement of the agency if it wishes to be CALEA (Commission on Accreditation for Law…

Nathanial “Nat” Turner was an African- American enslaved in Southampton County, Virginia, who lead the bloodiest, most effective slave rebellion in American history. Nat Turner lead one of the most important slave rebellions in U.S. History. The insurrection frightened many southern slave owners by the thought of their own slaves rebelling against them. This caused many heavier, more strict laws on slaves in order to prevent the slaves from rebelling. Nat Turner was born on October 2, 1800 in…

Born into slavery on October 2, 1800, in Southampton County, Virginia, his name was recorded as "Nat" by Benjamin Turner, the man who enslaved him and when Benjamin Turner died in 1810 Nat became the property of Benjamin's brother Samuel Turner. He was identified as having "natural intelligence and quickness of apprehension, surpassed by few." He learned to read and write at a young age. Deeply religious, Nat was often seen fasting, praying, or immersed in reading the stories of the Bible.…

Steve Turner. Amber Waves and Undertow: Peril, Hope, Sweat, and Downright Nonchalance in Dry Wheat Country. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2009. Adams County, Washington is the topic of journalist Steve Turner’s book Amber Waves and Undertow. Partly inspired by his own experiences within the region, and acting as a county history, Turner’s work examines the various modern cultures that have inhabited this portion of Washington State. From dry wheat farmers and cattle ranchers to…

Im Fred Turner, Nat turners unknown brother and im going tovtell you all about my brothhers life. Nat Turner was an African American slave from Southampton County, Virginia. Nat Turner is known for being the leader in the famous slave rebellion. On, August 21, 1831 nearly 60 white men died that day. “Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer.” Nat Turner…

passed over the sun, so shall the Blacks pass over the Earth”, Nat Turner declares. Nat Turner’s slave rebellion is popular for enforcing freedom by force. Turner’s revolt transpired in Southampton, Virginia during August 1831. He claimed to have been divinely chosen to lead a band of black slaves through a rebellion. Unfortunately, after Turner and fifty-six other slaves who participated in the rebellion were executed (“Nat Turner”), white southerners feared what people of color were capable…