![]() ![]() “As it had been said of me in my childhood by those by whom I had been taught to pray, both white and black, and in whom I had the greatest confidence, that I had too much sense to be raised, and if I was, I would never be of any use to any one as a slave. According to historcial sources, Nat believed he was a Christian prophet destined to fulfill a holy purpose. As a young man, Turner was considered intelligent, disciplined, and extremely pious. It declares no definitive truths, but merely points to the available information that suggests elusive truths about the man behind the myth.Īccording to the Confessions, Nat Turner was born on October 2, 1800, in Southampton County, Virginia. But the words purported to be Turner's were recorded by a white Virginian, rendering their authenticity uncertain. This page provides a general overview of Nat Turner’s life. Thomas Gray’s Confessions of Nat Turner may provide us with a glimpse of Nat Turner's voice. Depite the large number of documents that mention the rebel leader, accurate, verifiable information about him remains elusive. ![]() ![]() Nat Turner is hard to describe in a few sentences. ![]()
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