The Confessions of Nat Turner
- ISBN-10
- 1365361969
- ISBN-13
- 9781365361968
- Series
- The Confessions of Nat Turner
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 36
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-08-29
- Publisher
- Lulu.com
- Author
- Nat Turner
Description
Nat Turner (1800 - 1831) was an enslaved African American who led a rebellion of slaves and free blacks in Southampton County, Virginia on August 21, 1831. His story is the basis for the controversial new film The Birth of a Nation from Fox Searchlight Pictures. The Confessions of Nat Turner is the key primary document supporting historical events. It is a first-hand account of Turner's confessions published by a local lawyer, Thomas Ruffin Gray, in 1831.
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