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"The door was rudely pushed open; and in they tumbled, like a pack of hungry wolves."

"I saw a mob dragging along a number of colored people, each white man, with his musket upraised, threatening instant death if they did not stop their shrieks."

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Insurrection - a violent uprising against an authority or government.
Sentence - In some cases the searchers scattered powder and shot among their clothes, and then sent other parties to find them, and bring them forward as proof that they were plotting insurrection
Scourge - a whip used as an instrument of punishment.
Sentence - It was a grand opportunity for the low whites, who had no negroes of their own to scourge
Subservience - willingness to obey others unquestioningly.
Sentence - They exulted in such a chance to exercise a little brief authority, and show their subserviency to the slaveholders; not reflecting that the power which trampled on the colored people also kept themselves in poverty, ignorance, and moral degradation.
Consternation - feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.
Sentence - The consternation was universal
Malediction - a magical word or phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil or destruction; a curse.
Sentence - As they passed out of the gate, the captain turned back, and pronounced a malediction on the house.
Wrath - extreme anger
Sentence - The wrath of the slaveholders was somewhat appeased by the capture of Nat Turner

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Slavery in The colonies/America is a dreadful tale full of abuse, injustice and cruelty. The colonists purchased the slaves overseas from the Caribbean, African pirates/leaders and sometimes even kidnapped in the cases of the Native Americans. They where often torn from their homelands and taken far from it to be forced into work. Slaves where worked relentlessly in very harsh conditions with very little (bare minimum) when it came to food, shelter and objects related. They where in most cases physically/verbally/mentally abused by their masters and still expected to put out maximum efficiency work despite their conditions.

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Nathanial "Nat" Turner Was born into slavery in 1800 in Southampton County, Virginia under the control of his plantation owner Benjamin Turner. Where Nathanial spent his entire childhood as a slave. The one thing that set him apart from the other slaves is that at a very young age Nathanial was taught to read and write. This allowed him a plethora of opportunities that a lot of slaves didn't have. In Nathanial's later life he became a southern preacher having been allowed to study religion, reading, and writing. And all it took to convince him that it was time to strike back was an eclipse. where he plotted to kill the Travis family on the night of August 21st 1831. The rebellion was successful and Turner went into hiding successfully for about 6 weeks before he was found and hung for his actions in Jerusalem, Virginia alongside 16 of his "followers".

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Harriet Jacobs, Born in 1813. Was an African American born into slavery. She was repeatedly sexually abused by her master. She would grow up to write many books and "Life of a Slave Girl" covers her early life ventures in gruesome detail. As Harriet got older the masters advances only got stronger, this included physical actions and "foul words" towards Jacobs at the young age of just 15. Harriet eventually escaped to freedom in Philadelphia in 1842 after bouncing between houses for almost a decade. Harriet spent the rest of her life a free woman with her white husband. She later died in 1897 at the age of 84

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Muster, to collect or assemble (a number or amount). The importance of assembly and unity during these times was insurmountable, of the absolute utmost importance. We see this in Nathanial "Nat" Turners story very blatantly. With Nat's assembly of people he was able to rise up and essentially cause a riot that forced the whites/masters to pay attention to the seemingly "defenseless" slaves and give them more credit as the human beings they are. You don't see it as prominently in Harriet Jacobs' story but you see hints of it when she gets together with the single white lawyer who helps her escape to freedom in Philadelphia

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"They obeyed the summons, and partook of the bread and wine, in commemoration of the meek and lowly Jesus, who said, "God is your Father, and all ye are brethren." This quote is extremely ironic in Harriet's day and age considering the fact that there was a massive racial divide between people despite the fact that Jesus himself had said "God is your Father, and all ye are brethren."

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The letters that Harriet Jacobs where referencing where very important. The reason being that they had made it illegal to speak out against the rules and they used these letters as a discreet way of communication as to not be discovered by the authorities, hence the request for them to be burnt after they've been read.

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