HILD 2A-B-C Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Master Class, Nat Turner
6 Feb 2017
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Lecture 11 fri feb 3: the slaves" religion. Intro: southern planters said god created an unequal world and slaves should accept their god-given place in the hierarchy, southern planters used the bible to justify slavery, the book of genesis, slaves are the son of ham. Believed salvation would come on earth (salvation as a people aka freedom) Believed liberation would come (identified it as the second coming) by an unknown leader. Ignored the biblical passages that the planters liked the best (son of ham, obey thy master) Emphasized the exodus story where moses leads his people to freedom from bondage. Iii: slaves believed in magic, spirits, charms, etc, used christianity to validate their folk beliefs, slave people turned to magical beliefs because they struggled with having control over their own lives, gave them confidence and sometimes power. The nat turner rebellion: there were structural factors that made the chances of a successful rebellion in the.
