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On August 13 Turner felt that since the sky turned green, this was the sign for him to do what he was called to do. On August 21, Turner met his men in the woods to make their plans and started their plan to rebel. The next morning, Turner and a group of slaves set out to the Travis farm where they started their killing spree. By August 22, word of the rebellion had gotten out to the whites and Turner's force became weak. Turner was determined to finish what he starts so the next day Turner and his group attempted to attack but were unsuccessful. The remaining force then met the state and federal troops in which one slave was killed and many escaped, including Turner.
Nat Turner hid until October 30. On November 5, Nat Turner was tried in
the Southampton County Court and sentenced to execution. He was hung and skinned, on November 11. In total, the state executed 55 people, banished many more, and acquitted a few. The state reimbursed the slaveholders for their slaves. Close to 200 black people, many of whom had nothing to do with the rebellion, were murdered and slaves as far away as North Carolina were accused of having a connection with the insurrection, and were subsequently tried and executed. Due to Turner’s rebellion, the state of Virginia created stricter laws for slaves and Turner’s group was no more.
The Fires of Jubilee, is a well written recollection of the slave insurrection led by Nathaniel Turner. It portrays the events leading towards the civil war and the shattered myth of contented slaves in the South. The book is divided into four parts: This Infernal Spirit of Slavery, Go Sound the Jubilee, Judgment Day, and Legacy.
After careful consideration, I have decided to use the books dedicated to David Walker’s Appeal and The Confessions of Nat Turner and compare their similarities and differences. It is interesting to see how writings which has the same purpose of liberating enslaved Black people can be interpreted so differently, especially in the matter of who was reading them. Akin to how White people reacted to Turner’s Rebellion, which actually had promising results while most would see the immediate backlashes and to which I intend to explain more. As most would put emphasis on the Confession itself, I assume, I decided to focus more on the reactions and related documents regarding the Rebellion.
Unfortunantly for the new leaders of the nation, they were left with many issues that challenged American ideals, including slavery. 1831 was a very pivotal year for the beginning of the abolishment of slavery. Soon after the eclipse, fear spread throughout Virginia of a possible slave rebellion. Eventhough some slave owners treated their slaves well, it did not mean they were safe from attack. On August 22, Nat Turner killed his master along with his family, the first account of slave rebellion in history. Turner’s Rebellion instilled fear in southern slave owners that a planned attack could occur at any moment (19). Thomas R. Gray, a slave owner and lawyer interviewed the slaves behind bars. He spoke with Turner for three day...
In the book Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America’s Newfound Sovereignty by William Hogeland. The author doesn’t just talk about what started the Whiskey Rebellion and what happened during this period. But he wanted to show you the underlining of this Rebellion as it was one of the major parts of the founding period. Also that there are lot of characters that we don’t learn about, he realizes that people don’t really know about the Whiskey Rebellion. That is wasn’t just a couple of “blackened faced, dress wearing” (Hogeland 20) people. He wanted the general people to understand what the Whiskey Rebellion really was the establishment of federal authority.
His first order of business in Galveston was to read the General Order Number 3 to the people of Texas freeing the last 250, 000 slaves, which read as follows: "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them. becomes that between employer and hired labor. Freedmen are advised to remain quiet at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere."
The Confessions of Nat Turner Throughout history people have published articles and books in order to sway the public to their side. Rulers such as Stalin and Mao used propaganda to keep themselves in power; people such as Thomas Paine used articles in order to start revolution. Thomas R. Gray, author of The Confessions of Nat Turner, had that power when he interviewed Turner.
While doing that, Brown created a plan that one night, a small group would capture the federal armory and arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. There, the group would seize all the guns and escape. Slaves would then join the group, creating an army, and diminish slavery in the South. On October 16, 1859, John Brown led a procession into Harpers Ferry and the raid went perfectly as planned. By noon, however, the Virginia militia entered Harpers Ferry and closed the only escape route. At the end of the day, Brown only had five of the twenty-two men he began with available to continue fighting.
Nat Turner's belief that he was a mystic, born for some great purpose; a spiritual savior, chosen to lead Black slaves to freedom, justified his bloody rebellion against slave owners in Virginia. His actions did not so much spring from the fact that members of his family had been beaten, separated or sold, but rather from his own deep sense of freedom spoken in the Bible. From the time Nat Turner was four-years-old, he had been recognized as intelligent, able to understand beyond his years. He continued to search for religious truth and began to have visions or signs of being called by God. By the time Nat Turner reached manhood, the path his life would take was clear; his destiny would be to bring his fellow slaves out of bondage.
The tone established in the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is unusual in that from the beginning to the end the focus has been shifted. In the beginning of the narrative Douglass seems to fulfill every stereotypical slavery theme. He is a young black slave who at first cannot read and is very naïve in understanding his situation. As a child put into slavery Douglass does not have the knowledge to know about his surroundings and the world outside of slavery. In Douglass’ narrative the tone is first set as that of an observer, however finishing with his own personal accounts.
The northern areas of America may have been known as a retreat for free slaves; however, in early and mid 18th century slaves received treatment which could be compared to those enslaved in the southern regions of America.
Have you discovered what your purpose in life is? Have you ever felt as if you were the chosen one? Like you were predestined to be someone great and fulfil a meaningful purpose in life? Well, Nat turner did. On October 2, 1800, Nat Turner was born into slavery on the Travis plantation in Southampton County, Virginia. From a young age many knew and believed he was a special boy. For Nat Turner taught himself how to read and write. Nat Turner’s master, Joseph Travis believed that young Nat would be nothing but trouble due to his “uncommon intelligences.” His master was right. Once the plantation got a new overseer, Turner ran away and hid in the woods for 30 days. He later comes back because he feels as if the spirit told him to
Parts three and four made me sad because they detail the revolt and its aftermath. Many people died during this brief period, which were only a few of the tragic consequences brought about through the institution of slavery. Nat Turner is a tragic figure in this and he should be remembered as a victim at the hands of persecutors and oppressors. I do recommend this book.
He was living with a white man named Mr. Joseph Travis. Turner claims he was a good man to him, and he could not complain of the way he was treated by Mr. Travis. (pg. 12.). Yet he still decided that it was his duty among others to take this man’s life who treated him respectively. Turner killed Mr. Travis, and his family of 5 except for an infant who was in its cradle and they had not known about it. (pg. 12.).
The rebellion began on August 21st 1831 after Nat Turner had two experiences that gave him motivation. It was on February 12, 1831 when Nat Turner first experienced a sign from god. It was solar eclipse that was occurring but he saw it as a “black man’s hand…reaching across the sun.” The second solar eclipse took place in February of 1831 that convinced him to lead a revolt against slavery. The objectives of the rebellion were to convince the African Americans that they have the same rights as though who are white and to bring pain and suffering to those who forced them to the terrible conditions they had to experience. On August 21st, Nat Turner and his group of rebels killed 55 white men, woman, and children. They showed these individuals what it was like to hurt, suffer, and endure pain. The rebellion was successful because groups all over the world, followed Nat Turner and believed that they are equal those of white skin color. It helped lead to other African Americans rebel against the whites. These events helped lead to the civil rights movement.
The Birth of a Nation was released on October 7, 2016. It has grossed $15,803,772 (boxfficemojo.com) almost doubling its production budget of $8.5 million. As historians try their best with other historical facts, The Birth of a Nation has its part of fictional moments. Historians may be able to list events in chronological order to help inform readers, but if not every moment and conversation had been documented, historians could only fill in the blanks. This is the case with the Nat Turner film because not everything had been documented. It was engaging to see that there are some film producers in Hollywood trying, to be honest about diversity and slavery. Not every African American that was enslaved has the same story as author, Solomon