Slave Rebellions, By Nat Turner

First of all, both Frederick Douglass and Nat Turner has a lot of similarities. Both were well-educated slaves, and education helped them to be different from other slaves. In fact, while learning to read and write, Douglass understood his real life of being a slave because he could develop his imagination and interpret what was happening around him. For example, at the end of the chapter two of his book “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself”, Douglass mentioned the slave song that he sang with other slaves when they were going to the Great House Farm which is the Colonel Lloyd’s plantation. When Douglass was a slave, he could not understand the real meaning of the song; however, when he grew up

Many people struggle for change because they believe they aren’t being treated fairly, a certain group of people aren’t being treated equal, or they just want to see a certain change in something. “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July”, “Ain’t I a Woman”, and “Brown v. Board” are all examples that clearly show why people struggle for change. “What to the Slave” focusses on what the Fourth of July means to slaves. “Ain’t I a Woman” discusses the differences between how black women are treated compared to white women. “Brown v. Board” is about how segregation has a lot of negative factors and how they need to change it.

Nat Turner was born a slave in Richmond, Virginia in 1831. In this narrative Nate Turner recounts his version of events and later recorded during his revolt in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831. The revolt lasted two days but Nate was not captured until six weeks after. He was then tried for insurrection. Thomas Ruffin Gray was said to be the lawyer who questioned Nate as his trial. Gray questions his state of mind, why he led the revolt and whether he felt mistaken in doing so. Gray also documents Nate’s confession as he explains in detail his personal struggles and the visions he encountered prior going through with the revolt. He also describes the people, places and the slaves that assisted him. No one was spared men, women and children were murdered with hand tools.

Nat Turner was a leader from the very moment he was born. But unfortunately he was also born into slavery. He was hit with the regulatory slave rules, he could not get married, travel without the permission of his master, could not own property, and he could not earn money. During his slavery, he was sold to many different slave owners and each time, he was sold, he was forced to leave some part of his family, as well as his friends he had made. This was the brutal and demeaning system of slavery that he sought to overthrow. He was not just looking for his own individual freedom, he was fighting for the abolishment of the whole entire system of slavery, along with liberating African Americans from white tyranny. During the 1820s he had many visions of what he believed to be God commanding him to prepare himself to fight against great evil. He was not the only one that was “receiving visions from God” there were many other Americans that said to experience

     Nat became very distant form the other slaves; it was like he was in another world. He fasted religiously and became well aquatinted with the spirits, and also claimed that they showed him visions in the sky. Nat began to read the Bible in depth and discovered the mockery that the whites made of it, while in reality the Bible was against human bondage. Nat had more visions as time went by such as the drops of blood on the corn. He finally got his vision after his sign from the eclipse. Eager and ready, Nat gathered a group of trusted fellow slaves and began to plot his insurrection.

Nathanial “Nat” Turner was born in 1800. He was a black American slave who led the only effective, sustained slave rebellion in U.S. history. This rebellion occurred on August 1831. He spread terror throughout the white South. His action set off a new wave of oppressive legislation prohibiting the education, movement, and assembly of slaves. This stiffened pro-slavery convictions in that region until the Civil

Nat Turner was a man with a vision that would change America forever. His vision may

In the 18th century of colonial America, slavery was an enormous impact on the Southern economy and continued to grow exponentially. It helped with a widespread growth of the southern, agricultural economy. In doing so, slaves were recognized as property and treated as such: through prejudice and misappropriation. Because of this practice of disrespect, tensions heightened and slave began to voice their aggravation that freedom was a must. The most violent and bold movements included slave rebellions. Slave rebellions, such as ones executed by Nat Turner, Gabriel Prosser, and Denmark Vesey, were effective in the nature of showing plantation owners and the United States, in general, that the abolition for slavery was a necessity through the myriad of occurrences. Nat Turner, Gabriel Prosser, and Denmark Vesey were all very different in their own way, but synonymous in the impact they produced in 18th and 19th century history.

In 1800 Nat Turner was born property to the owner of the Southampton County and the son of slaves as well. Turner was praised at an early age for his brilliance; it was known that he could see into the future by having visions that God himself had laid upon Turner. Turner knew the bible practically inside and out ,therefore he was able to present himself as a Godly figure or prophet. One particular vision he had turned into the bloodiest battle between white men and black men. This lead to the slave rebellion; Turner, who lead the rebellion started his attack with the Travis family. It was told by the end of this rebellion 55 white men, women ,and children were killed.

In South Ampton County, Virginia during the 19th century the number of black people to white people were out numbered. Nat Turner, a black and very religious man born October 17, 1800, claimed that he saw visions and heard direct statements from God. As a boy he was very respected by all and Sundry, a very intelligent and smart man. Nat’s mother, Nancy, was sold to Benjamin Turner and was brought to The United States in 1795. Turner was a very wealthy tidewater planter. While here in America, Nancy married a man and then gave birth to Nat. Instead of having the motherly instinct that you would expect her to have, Nancy actually tried to kill Nat. Nat had a special talent that people started noticing around his toddler years; that he could recall events that happened before he

Turner was convinced when the daytime sky went dark on February 12, 1831 during a solar eclipse tit was time to start planning for his uprising. After meeting up secretly for month with a couple of fellow plotters once again an appearance arrived on August 13 1831. Another eclipse has arisen and it was set. Nat and a few of his trusted friends killed the Travis family. They managed to get weapons horses for their rebellion. As they went on killing Turners men freed slaves. Later they gathered about 75 black slaves to contribute to the rebellion. That later resulted in the murder of

Nat Turner was a man with a vision that would change America forever. His vision may

Nat Turner was born into slavery on October 2, 1800. It is said that Nat Turner was chosen by God to lead the slaves out of oppression. Nat’s was born in the slave plantation of Benjamin Turner. Benjamin made sure that Nat was correctly educated in the arts of reading, writing, and religion. Nat’s mother’s name was Nancy, but nothing is known about Nat’s father, besides the fact that he got Nancy pregnant. Nat, as a child was thought to be special, and not in the way that he was stupid. Some people said that Nat could predict things before they happened. As a matter of fact, many people suggested that Nat was a prophet sent to tell the people God's will. It is also said that Nat was kind of a religious person that spent much of his time in

Nat Turner was born in the 19th century. In this time, slavery was an all-time high. Being born in to slavery, at the time it was all he knew. He was born in South Hampton, Virginia and was given his name by his over-seer Benjamin Turner. In Virginia, Turner spent most of his life in the field of his master’s plantation. During this time, he was allowed by his master to learn how to read and write. Religion was another thing that Turner grew more knowledgeable of. It was known that he would read his bible faithfully. As he grew older, he fled the plantation. He worked for many owners and plantations. Turner was an example that when an

In volume one, To Make A World Anew, a section title Breaking the Bonds, describe several acts of resistance by slaves. They range in matter of intensity which the book describes as “calculated and spontaneous, covert and direct, phycological and physical, etc…” With that said, these resistance were often associated with bravery and a will to defy an entire institution and with such determination, it was often met with consequences, if not carried out properly. The intended act has to be carefully planned, even if it was subtle because one mistake will cause misery on the perpetrator. Smaller forms of resistance included slaves pretending to be ill or breaking tools so they would not be able to work, and getting rest, while undermining the