HIST 2061 Chapter : Nat Turner
Document Summary
Nat turner was born a slave in 1800 but, even in his childhood, people knew he would be too smart to be a slave and would amount to something greater. No one however, would guess he would grow up to lead a slave revolt that resulted in the death of 55 whites. Nat turner tells turner"s side of the story. By bringing irrefutable evidence to the table, the author argues that, although intelligent, nat turner is devilish and holds no remorse for the. Throughout turner"s confession, gray would give his mental commentary on the. Gray does not seem at all impartial about the situation and he seems plagued and disturbed by the things that turner tells him. He stays composed throughout the confession but lets his audience in on a little insight towards the end. I am compelled to agree with the authors" opinion. The acts described by nat turner were horrific and inhuman .
