![]() ![]() Brantley, whom Turner was credited with having convinced to “cease from his wickedness”.īy the spring of 1828, Turner was convinced that he “was ordained for some great purpose in the hands of the Almighty”. In addition to Blacks, Turner garnered White followers such as Etheldred T. Turner often conducted religious services, preaching the Bible to his fellow enslaved people who dubbed him “The Prophet”. In that vision “the Savior was about to lay down the yoke he had borne for the sins of men and that great day of judgement was at hand. One of the horrors of the slavery system. Despite a strong family bond, slavery could interrupt family life in the twinkling of an eye and was greatly disturbing to those separated. ![]() However, the family was separated after Samuel Turner’s death in 1823 Nat was sold to Thomas Moore, and his wife and children were sold to Giles Reese. Turner married an enslaved woman named Cherry and had children. After becoming delirious from hunger and receiving a vision that told him to “return to the service of my earthly master”, he returned a month later. He is said to have frequent visions that he interpreted as messages from God.Īt age 21, he escaped from Samuel Turner. He leaned to read and write at a young age, was deeply religious and often seen fasting, praying or immersed in reading stories of the bible. Turner was identified as having “natural intelligence and a quickness of apprehension, surpassed by few. When his owner Benjamin Turner died his son Samuel inherited him under the property laws of the time which made slavery legal. He is referred to here as Nat as that is what the records show until the rebellion when he is referred to as Nat Turner. Nat knew little about his father who is believed to have escaped from slavery when Nat was a young child. When Nat was born, there were more Black people than White in Southampton County, Virginia. Instead, we go to individual corners and chose to actually fight rather than solve the underlaying problem. We avoid examining the problem from both sides and attempting to resolve it. While some may see justification, it is this running away from the problem that has exacerbated the problem to the present level. They even passed laws requiring a White minister to be present at all worship services. Because of this Southern state legislatures passed new laws prohibiting the education of enslaved and free Black people, laws restricting their right to assemble and other civil liberties. Turner had been educated and was a preacher. Slaves and freedmen participated because despite the notion that slaves were incapable of self determination and the other myths, that was not the case, and they were desperate for the opportunity for freedom and the ability to produce for themselves. It is time for cooler heads to become serious about solving the problems that exist. While the insurrection was bad enough the lawlessness of the mob is not justified when there is a justice system in place. ![]() Many of the Black people executed had not participated in the rebellion. The Commonwealth of Virginia also executed 56 people including Turner himself. Turner was not found for two months following the rebellion.įear among the White population led to the mobs killing an estimated 120 Blacks, both slave and free. The White community was obviously agitated. The rebellion was quelled within a few days. It is estimated that between 55 and 65 White people were killed. Nat Turner was the leader of a very bloody revolution that took place in Southampton and is officially known as the Southampton Insurrection. Notea: you may need to refresh the link for it to update. To see allposts in this series click this link. By phone Login to your BlogTalkRadio Schedule program Guest Call In (646) 668-8217Ĭomputer Radio Station Link – /crowntalkingdrums.Remember you can check out past podcasts on our archives. We discuss this and other aspects of race in America every Sunday at 4:00 pm Eastern, 1:00 pm Pacific. ![]() We discuss topics like this every Sunday, For information on how to listen and interact with us on this program follows. This is day 18 of 28 dedicated to the 2023 Black History Serise where we look at the selcom mentioned race massacres and other incidents showing the extent that people were willing to take to deny an entire race of their rights. ![]()
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