The Confessions of Nat Turner the Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton Virginia (Docsouth Books)

Perhaps no other moment in history crystallized the fears of slave owners in the South like the August 21-22 1831 slave insurrection led by Nat Turner in Southampton Virginia. The Confessions of Nat Turner details Turners life and the events surrounding that armed revolt which left more than fifty men women and children dead and that culminated in Turners execution. Interviewed by Thomas R. Gray while in prison for his crimes Turner begins his story with his earliest childhood memories and the subsequent narrative leads the reader through his decision formed over years in slavery to strike for freedom. He discusses his religious conversion and his belief that he was called by God to murder slave owners. He spares no detail as he describes each murder he oversaw or committed. Unique in its historical moment and powerful voice The Confessions of Nat Turner provides an uncensored look into one of the key events in the slave-holding South. . A DOCSOUTH BOOK. This collaboration between UNC Press and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library brings selected classic works from the digital library of Documenting the American South back into print. DocSouth Books uses the latest digital technologies to make these works available as downloadable e-books or print-on-demand publications. DocSouth Books are unaltered from the original publication providing affordable and easily accessible editions to a new generation of scholars students and general readers.