The Confessions of Nat Turner, the Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton, Va. , as transcribed by Thomas Gray
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The Confessions of Nat Turner appeared shortly after Turner’s capture. Published as the definitive account of the insurrection and its motivation, the “confession” remains shrouded in controversy. Thomas Gray, a lawyer, released the account, claiming that Turner had dictated the confessions to him and that there was little to no variation from the prisoner’s actual testimony. However, as a slaveholder mired in financial difficulty, Gray likely saw tremendous profit and propaganda potential in satiating the public’s thirst for knowledge about such an enigmatic figure. In addition, literary critics have consistently pointed to discrepancies in Turner’s language and tone throughout the document. They suggest that Turner and Gray’s agendas conflict consistently in the text and thus create the ambiguity that has characterized the document for over a century and a half.
Bio.
▻http://docsouth.unc.edu/highlights/turner.html
11 novembre 1831. Pendaison de Nat Turner, le meneur de la première révolte des esclaves américains
▻http://www.lepoint.fr/c-est-arrive-aujourd-hui/11-novembre-1831-pendu-ecorche-et-decapite-nat-turner-paie-la-premiere-revol
Nate Turne rebellion
▻http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1518.html
▻http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-newnation/4574
▻https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Turner's_slave_rebellion
▻http://historymatters.gmu.edu/mpimages/mp034.
Nat Turner’s Insurrection
154 years ago, The Atlantic published an account of a Virginia slave revolt that would become one of the bloodiest in American history.
▻http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1861/08/nat-turners-insurrection/308736
Nat Turner Project
Site très complet avec photos, cartos, minutes du procès etc. pour comprendre le contexte de la révolte et la répression qui a suivi.
▻http://www.natturnerproject.org
The Southampton insurrection , Drewry, William Sidney, b. 1870
▻https://archive.org/details/southamptoninsur00drew
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The Confessions of Nat Turner, un roman de William Styron
▻https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Confessions_of_Nat_Turner