I , Nathaly Anaya, would like to introduce you to Nathaniel Turner, or more likely known as Nat Turner. In your history class, you will learn or are learning about slavery. Slavery was alive for a very long time and many people tried to abolish it. One of those people was Nat Turner. However, there are different ways in trying to abolish it. Many held rallies, others held meetings, and some did rebellions. Nat turner did rebellions. Yes, these rebellions were violent and had many deaths. These deaths accounted for about 40-50 men, women, and children. Nat turner, when this rebellion occurred, accused him of being a madman because of all these deaths even though there were many other rebellions that caused more deaths. Nat Turner said that God was a major factor in his life and showed him the future when he was small. That's why he thought of himself as a prophet-to-be because of God's connection with him. He gathered a few supporters but with the few supporters he gathered, he made the rebellion a big deal in time and in history. He had little to no guns at all throughout the rebellion and killed many of the whites through knives and axes. Many people view him as a hero because he stood up for what he believed in and did something about it. But others, say it was way too violent and he could have taken another approach then to kill the white people that he did. What do you think?

Best Regards, 

Nathaly Anaya