The Confessions of Nat Turner: and Related Documents
- ISBN-10
- 0312112076
- ISBN-13
- 9780312112073
- Series
- The Confessions of Nat Turner
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 148
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-02-15
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Author
- Kenneth S. Greenberg
Description
Careful study of the Nat Turner slave rebellion of 1831 reveals much about master, slaves, and the relationship between them in the antebellum South. The central document in this volume — Nat Turner's confession follwing the rebellion in Virginia — is supported by newspaper articles, trial transcripts, and excerpts from the diary of Virginia governor John Floyd.
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- 2016-09-02
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- 2020-10-30
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