"A companion to the PBS documentary Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property"--Cover.
The first full-length study of the bloodiest slave uprising in U.S. history, this meticulously researched document explores the nature of Southern society in the early 19th century and the conditions...
Oh, I'm so miser'blel Ijest wants to die. But I'm skeered of dyin'. Kin all men have pride? Kin all men be redeemed?” “Yes,” I said, “all men can have pride. And all men can be redeemed—by baptism in the Spirit.
The census of 1820 recorded two men in Moore's household engaged in manufacturing, suggesting that he operated a shop of some kind; U.S. Census, Southampton County, 1820, p. 122. Moore's tools probably were those listed in account of ...
Vanessa M. Holden rediscovers the women and children, free and enslaved, who lived in Southampton County before, during, and after the revolt.
Nat Turner. managed so far to put it into execution, as to deprive us of many of our most valuable citizens; and this was done when they were asleep, and defenceless; under circumstances shocking to humanity. And while upon this part of ...
Here is the dramatic re-creation of the turbulent period that marked a crucial turning point in America’s history.
Reassesses the 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner as it discusses such themes as slavery, race, and national belonging; examines the rebellion itself and analyzes Turner in terms of his meaning as both a martyr and murderer.
The Confessions of Nat Turner: An Authentic Account of the Whole Insurrection. Nat Turner was an American slave who led a rebellion of slaves and free blacks in Southampton County, Virginia on August 21, 1831.
In the Matter of Nat Turner penetrates the historical caricature of Turner as befuddled mystic and self-styled Baptist preacher to recover the haunting persona of this legendary American slave rebel, telling of his self-discovery and the ...