Nat Turner : slave revolt leader / Terry Bisson ; with additional text written by John Davenport.
Material type: TextSeries: Black Americans of achievementPublication details: Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2005.Edition: Legacy edDescription: vii, 96 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:- 0791081672
- 9780791081679
- 0791083411 (pbk.)
- 9780791083413 (pbk.)
- F232.S7 T873 2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-89) and index.
An end and a beginning -- The world of slavery -- A slave's dream -- "Prophet Nat" -- "Ours is a fight for freedom" -- "General Nat" -- The fortunes of war -- Retreats and reverses -- The first war -- Nat turner's legacy.
Presents the life and times of the African American preacher who led a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves.