Have you heard of the expression, "God works in mysterious ways"? Well he does. I have chosen the "Confessions of Nat Turner". And in these confessions, Turner reveals that God led him to bring judgement against the white slave owners because of the institution of slavery. He had a vision in which "white spirits and black spirits engaged in battle, and the sun was darkened - the thunder rolled in the heavens, and blood flowed in streams . . ." .
Nat was born a slave. At an early age he showed great signs of intelligence. Reading and writing almost came to him naturally. His mother and grandmother recognized natural marks on his face and body. Those marks revealed spiritual meaning, he was to serve a purpose, that purpose was to serve the lord.
Nat became a prophet for the lord. He did not cheat, steal, or lye. He devoted most of his time to prayer. It was definitely confirmed in his mind that he was on Earth to serve a great purpose. Nat started communicating with his friends and family, he started sharing with them the wisdom of God. Nat became very infatuated with a particular passage, "Seek ye the kingdom of Heaven and all things shall be added unto you." Then one day Nat ran away. But did return because the Spirit spoke down from heaven and said to him, to return to his earthy master - "For he who knoweth his Master's will, and doeth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes, and thus, have I chasten you."1.
After receiving several signs from God, he made the decision to prepare himself, to slay his enemies with weapons and communicate with whom he greatly trusted. He felt he and his men were intended to do the work of death. A plan was made and action was taken. Nat led one of the biggest and most gruesome slave revolts. Going from one house to another, killing every woman, man and child. And that is just what they did, starting with his Master's house.
Word spread very fast.
Nat Turner was born in South Hampton, Virginia on October 2, 1800. ... Nat grew up sharing his mother's view of slavery. ... In 1831 Turner was sold to Joseph Travis. ... Nat Turner was executed on the 11th of November, 1831. Thomas Gray met Nat Turner in prison and recorded his account of the slave rebellion in August, 1831. ...
Nat Turner was a slave on Samuel Turner's farm and mill. ... Nat believed himself to part of the Turner family. ... One of the goals Nat Turner was striving for was freedom. ... How do you explain the failure of Nat Turner's rebellion? ... I believe Nat Turner got what he deserved hung. ...
The Nat Turner Rebellion was an important event in the history of the United States. ... In the book The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion, Stephen B. Oates describes Nat Turner as a boy, as a man, and the effect of his death on society around him. ... However, Nat's then current master died and was put into slavery by Samuel Turner, his old master's son. ... The Nat Turner rebellion had great historical significance throughout the south and the north. ...
Therefore I would not consider Nat Turner a hero. ... Nat and his group of rebels were way too ruthless with the way they killed people. ... I feel that what Nat did was very selfish. ... Nat's life wasn't very bad for a slave before the revolt either. ... I do not believe Nat Turner was a hero. ...
Nat Turner, born October 2, 1800, died August 1831. November 1st the date of the confession of Nat Turner. Nat Turner was the property of Benjamin Turner, slave owner. During the confession that Nat Turner gave of his free will he spoke about situation that occurred before he was born. ... This confession showed me another side of Nat Turner that I never knew he had, but it also showed me that people today are studying and reading the Bible today and doing just about the same thing that Nat Turner had did even today. ...
Nat Turner, born October 2, 1800, died August 1831. November 1st the date of the confession of Nat Turner. Nat Turner was the property of Benjamin Turner, slave owner. During the confession that Nat Turner gave of his free will he spoke about situation that occurred before he was born. ... This confession showed me another side of Nat Turner that I never knew he had, but it also showed me that people today are studying and reading the Bible today and doing just about the same thing that Nat Turner had did even today. ...
Nat Turner was born into slavery October 2nd, 1800 on a plantation in Southampton County, Virginia. ... August 21st, 1831 Nat Turner led a violent insurrection. ... The killing of Nat Turner resulted in even harsher laws against slaves and the end of the emancipation movement in the region. ... Nat turner went from being the owner on Samuel Turner to Thomas Moore onto his widow and then finally John Travis, where he worked on his lands. ... He was also the subject of William Styron's 1967 Pulitzer Prize- winning novel Confessions of Nat Turner. ...
The slave's resistances ranged from things as miniscule as trying to outwit their masters to huge historical events such as Nat Turner's rebellion. ... But the most historical one is Nat Turner. Nat Turner was a slave who had basically seen enough of what was going on around him, and decided to do something about it. ... It is arguable that Turner's rebellion was the climax of slave resistance to bondage. ...
Nat Turner led the second major revolt. Nat Turner was born on October 2, 1800, in Southampton County, Virginia. ... Three years later, Nat Turner had another vision. ... Nat Turner hid in several different places near the Travis farm, but on October 30 was discovered and captured. ... On November 5, Nat Turner was tried in the Southampton County Court and sentenced to execution. ...
