Monday, October 27, 2008

Annotation for Thompson

This artical is about a slaved named Nat Turner who started a rebellion to that killed up to 55 whites. Nat Turner claimed that he 3 visions in which provoked him into doing the rebellion. Some he stated were signs from god, and spirits as well as in his prayers. The rebellion ended when the militia broke it up, 15 slaves were captured and hanged. Turner ran and hid out somewhere until he was eventually found and sentenced to death in which he was hanged and skinned.

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