Between Our Freedom is a Bloody Nose

Southampton, Virginia in 1831 was a remote and a pretty vapid place. As most southerners, citizens of Southampton had a strong correlation of social status according to their amount of slave ownership. Most slave owners were precautions of their slave’s lifestyles. They did not want a sudden revolt or uprising such as the infamous Santo Domingo event that occurred in the 1700’s to happen in the south. But of course they could not prevent these uprisings to occur in the future such as Nat Turner’s fierce rebellion in 1831. Slaves at this point were tired of their mistreatment and abuse. They wanted to reach that gift of freedom; freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom to assemble, freedom of press and freedom of petition. As a boy, Nat Turner’s elders, who include his master, knew he was special in a good manner such to become a prophet. In the end, they were right about this destiny. Nat Turner later became a person which helpless, desperate slaves looked up to for peace of mind and even their future freedom. Nat Turner’s rebellion shaped the future of slaves in the United States. In The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion, Turner’s background and personality, the conditions in Southampton County, and the increasing tension between the slaves and the white people caused Nat Turner into the leadership of a fight for freedom which later brought a horrific aftermath.
Nat Turner’s background and personality caused him into the leadership of a fight for freedom which later brought a horrific aftermath. Nat Turner’s mother was originally living in West Africa until slave raiders captured her during her teen years. In the year of 1799, Benjamin Turner bought her and now lived in Virginia as a slave. Nancy gave birth t...

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..., killing approximately fifty to sixty white southerners. They marched to their way to Jerusalem, killing every white folk they encountered in their path. Later, Nat Turner was executed and with his surviving followers. At a young age, surrounding adult that were in Nat Turner’s life thought he would become something great, a prophet. They were all baffled, especially his mother over his brilliance. His master also took noticed which he solely supported his brilliance and encouraged it such taking him into religious masses and activities. In the book, The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion, Turner’s background and personality, the environment in Southampton County, Virginia, and the increasing friction between the slaves and the white southerners caused Nat Turner into the leadership of a fight for freedom which later on produced a horrific aftermath.