Today is the birthday of Nat Turner, an African-American slave who - TopicsExpress



          

Today is the birthday of Nat Turner, an African-American slave who led a slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831. In 1967, William Styron published his controversial and unforgettable novel, The Confessions of Nat Turner, a powerful narrative, steeped in the brutal and tragic history of American slavery, and revealed a Turner who was neither a hero nor a demon, but rather a man driven to exact vengeance for the centuries of injustice inflicted upon his people. The novel later won the Pulitzer Prize. Learn more about Styrons novel here:
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:16:28 +0000

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