Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
Herbert Aptheker
In
the summer of 1831, a band of some forty slaves led by Nat Turner
attacked slave-owning residents of Southampton County, Virginia. One of
the largest and most violent revolts in the history of the young nation,
the rebellion took the lives of some sixty white men, women, and
children. An outcry against the South's exploitative slave system, the
revolt was suppressed within forty-eight hours, and Turner, who eluded
authorities for months, was eventually captured, sentenced to death, and
executed.
The impact of Turner's uprising was monumental.
Abolitionists looked for ways to encourage and support future
insurrections while white Southerners took revenge on both slave and
free African-Americans. Nearly 200 blacks, many of whom had nothing to
do with the rebellion, were beaten, tortured, and murdered by white
mobs.
Herbert Aptheker's account of the bloodiest slave uprising in
U.S. history was the first full-length study of its kind. Meticulously
researched, it explores the nature of Southern society in the early
nineteenth century and the conditions that led to the rebellion.
Described by the Journal of American History as
"a thorough and scholarly treatment," the text includes Turner's
"Confessions," recorded before his execution in 1831. Plus, the events
in this book helped inspire the acclaimed 2016 movie Birth of a Nation.
the summer of 1831, a band of some forty slaves led by Nat Turner
attacked slave-owning residents of Southampton County, Virginia. One of
the largest and most violent revolts in the history of the young nation,
the rebellion took the lives of some sixty white men, women, and
children. An outcry against the South's exploitative slave system, the
revolt was suppressed within forty-eight hours, and Turner, who eluded
authorities for months, was eventually captured, sentenced to death, and
executed.
The impact of Turner's uprising was monumental.
Abolitionists looked for ways to encourage and support future
insurrections while white Southerners took revenge on both slave and
free African-Americans. Nearly 200 blacks, many of whom had nothing to
do with the rebellion, were beaten, tortured, and murdered by white
mobs.
Herbert Aptheker's account of the bloodiest slave uprising in
U.S. history was the first full-length study of its kind. Meticulously
researched, it explores the nature of Southern society in the early
nineteenth century and the conditions that led to the rebellion.
Described by the Journal of American History as
"a thorough and scholarly treatment," the text includes Turner's
"Confessions," recorded before his execution in 1831. Plus, the events
in this book helped inspire the acclaimed 2016 movie Birth of a Nation.
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Tahun:
2006
Penerbit:
Courier Corporation
Bahasa:
english
Halaman:
178
ISBN 10:
0486452727
ISBN 13:
9780486452722
File:
PDF, 7.02 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2006
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