Brutally murdering many people, including women and children, is not any kind of hero to me. Therefore I would not consider Nat Turner a hero. Although Nat only killed one person, he led and inspired men to kill many more than just one person. He also made the situation for slaves much worse because slave owners had to be much tighter when handling their slaves to keep them from revolting.
Nat and his group of rebels were way too ruthless with the way they killed people. They didn't just kill slave owners, they killed the children and women, and even babies of the slave owners. They also forced slaves that didn't want to join the rebellion because they knew it would end up with them being dead to join them. He got many men killed, weather it was the men helping him or the slave owners, and in my opinion, that is not what a hero does.
I feel that what Nat did was very selfish. He made the situation for many slaves much worse because he thought that he could help them. He had no foresight that leading a group of 20-50 men was not going to stop slavery. Many free black men were also punished for doing absolutely nothing. Nat's life wasn't very bad for a slave before the revolt either. He was educated and was not treated poorly. I feel he only tried to have a revolution to benefit himself because he thought he was too bright to be a slave.
I do not believe Nat Turner was a hero. Although what he did was a major accomplishment for slaves and black people, it ended up hurting them in the long run. I was also quite disturbed to learn about how he killed many women and children and the way they killed them, by chopping their heads off.
Nat Turner was a slave on Samuel Turner's farm and mill. ... Nat believed himself to part of the Turner family. ... As previously mentioned, later, Nat feels betrayed by Marse Samuel for not being freed. ... Let's be real, fiction or not, Nat Turner was a mass murderer and nothing more. ... It seemed as though Nat was portrayed as a hero of his time, especially to the abolitionists. ...
I have chosen the "Confessions of Nat Turner". ... He did not cheat, steal, or lye. ... He shows no remorse as he says, "Was not Christ crucified?"1 In my eyes, Nat Turner was a very brave person. ... He should not be viewed as a wild thug, but as a courageous hero, fighting against an evil doing, slavery. ...
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. ... Turner had initially planned to reach the county seat of Jerusalem and gain control of the armory there, but this plan did not succeed. ... Turner pleads not guilty during his trial, believing that his rebellion was a work of god. ... He has become a hero, villain, and religious fanatic. ...
The heroes of the enlightenment were the many abolitionists who fought long and hard to abolish slavery. ... I will not equivocate; I will not excuse; I will not retreat a single inch; and I will be heard!" ... Nat Turner - Nat Turner, a black slave and preacher, led the most famous slave revolt in United States history. In 1831, Turner and from 60 to 70 other slaves killed about 60 whites in Virginia. The victims included the family of Joseph Travis, Turner's owner. ...
It was not long before territories were being formed out the purchase land and began applying for statehood. ... Up until this point, abolitionism was not wide spread. ... It was the abolitionist articles such as Garrisons that led Nat Turner to lead a slave revolt in August of 1831. Nat Turner had learned to read and write at a young age and was very smart compared to the average slave at the time. Turner organized over 70 free and enslaved blacks in the rebellion and subsequently killed around 50 whites. ...
He was not a successful businessman, and his family lived insecurely. ... He became a national hero, and Congress and the state of Virginia voted him a medal. ... When the war ended, Barton formed a bureau to search for missing men Turner, Nat (1800-1831), a black slave and preacher, led the most famous slave revolt in United States history. In 1831, Turner and about 70 other slaves liberated themselves by killing 60 whites in Virginia, including the family of Joseph Travis, Turner's owner. ... The Virginia militia captured and hanged 20 rebels, including Turner. ...
She said in most of the time that she's been in Sierra Leone she has not heard of the slave ship revolt. ... By connecting the Amistad revolt with other major slave revolts led by Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner, Iyunolu Osagie reminds us that these actions symbolized the "unthinkable" for a European and American structure that had no place for African support or humanity. ... She acknowledges Spielberg's good intentions but she suggests that the plot and narrative scripts do not really represent in full the Africans' memory of their real own experiences. ... I chose this book bec...
Nat Turner was hanged on November 11, 1831 for organizing a slave revolt. Nat Turner, a literate slave and radical preacher, organized the revolt in August, which gained the alliance of about 30 slaves, and resulted in the deaths of about 50 whites. ... On March 3, 1832, the Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Government, not states, has jurisdiction over Indian territories. ... The circular was not successful, however, as speculators continued to monopolize land after the circular's institution. ... Though he admitted the state's complaints about taxation were valid, ...
Jackson was not a good student and didn't want to enter the clergy. 3. ... But what made him become a hero was The Battle of New Orleans where he killed 2,000 British troops, and America only faced 21 casualties. ... Adams and Andrew Jackson- the war hero with humble origins who held the hearts of settlers on the frontier and manual laborers. ... Clay charged that destroying the bank not only destroyed the moneyed interests but also threatened the financial security of small borrowers. ... A pocket veto is a bill passed within 10 days (excluding Sundays) before Congress adjourns and does...
