Black power is a political slogan and a name for various associated ideologies aimed at achieving self-determination for people of African descent. It is used by African Americans in the United States. To have black power is to be willing to protect your people at all cost no matter the consequences. I strongly believe that Nat turner can be a black power activist because of the things he has done. Not only did he have a slave rebellion but he was the only one to have a successful slave rebellion at that. The rebellion itself represents black power. And also the Nat turner rebellion was so great that it made the whites think about ending slavery. When I got large enough to go to work, while employed I was reflecting on many things that would
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From the very beginning of time Nat Turner knew that he was meant to do something great. On this glorious day of October 2, 1800 the famous and greatest Nat turner was born to Nancy Turner and his father was unknown because he never knew him. Biography.com Editors explain Nat turner growing up (“Nat Turner made history as the leader of one of the bloodiest slave revolts in America. He was born on the Virginia plantation of Benjamin Turner, who allowed him to be instructed in reading, writing, and religion, as a small child, Turner was thought to have some special talent because he could describe things that happened before he was even born.”) After Samuel turner Nat turner still kept his name. Greenberg explains (“Nat Turner became the property of Benjamin’s younger brother, Samuel Turner. Nat Turner seems to have kept his association with the Turner family name even after Samuel Turner died in 1822 and he was sold into the Moore …show more content…
Nat turner was a very religion person Over the years, Turner worked on a number of different plantations. He ran away from Samuel Turner, his former owner 's brother, in 1821. After thirty days hiding in the woods, Turner came back to Turner 's plantation after he received what he believed to be a sign from God. (“Nat turner biography “). Nat turner was influence by his visions from god. One way that he demonstrated Black Power was through his bloodiest and successful slave rebellion. On august 21 1831 Nat turner had great vision and knew this was the day to attack. He gathered a few slaves together who wanted to do the same thing. They were armed with axes and hatchets and begin by killing tuners owner then went off to kill others. Deborah explains 225 (“armed with axes and hatchets, Turner and his men began by murdering turner’s owner joseph Travis, and his family and stealing their small cache of guns. They then moved from plantation to plantation freeing slaves; killing white men, women, and children; and gathering more weapons and recruits. Turners force grew to more than 50 slaves and free blacks, who managed to kill 60 whites before a virgina militia tracked them down two days later”) even though that Nat Turner was eventually caught his rebellion had put fear in the eyes of whites. Due to the fact that the thoughts of revolts were so harrowing
From the very beginning of time Nat Turner knew that he was meant to do something great. On this glorious day of October 2, 1800 the famous and greatest Nat turner was born to Nancy Turner and his father was unknown because he never knew him. Biography.com Editors explain Nat turner growing up (“Nat Turner made history as the leader of one of the bloodiest slave revolts in America. He was born on the Virginia plantation of Benjamin Turner, who allowed him to be instructed in reading, writing, and religion, as a small child, Turner was thought to have some special talent because he could describe things that happened before he was even born.”) After Samuel turner Nat turner still kept his name. Greenberg explains (“Nat Turner became the property of Benjamin’s younger brother, Samuel Turner. Nat Turner seems to have kept his association with the Turner family name even after Samuel Turner died in 1822 and he was sold into the Moore …show more content…
Nat turner was a very religion person Over the years, Turner worked on a number of different plantations. He ran away from Samuel Turner, his former owner 's brother, in 1821. After thirty days hiding in the woods, Turner came back to Turner 's plantation after he received what he believed to be a sign from God. (“Nat turner biography “). Nat turner was influence by his visions from god. One way that he demonstrated Black Power was through his bloodiest and successful slave rebellion. On august 21 1831 Nat turner had great vision and knew this was the day to attack. He gathered a few slaves together who wanted to do the same thing. They were armed with axes and hatchets and begin by killing tuners owner then went off to kill others. Deborah explains 225 (“armed with axes and hatchets, Turner and his men began by murdering turner’s owner joseph Travis, and his family and stealing their small cache of guns. They then moved from plantation to plantation freeing slaves; killing white men, women, and children; and gathering more weapons and recruits. Turners force grew to more than 50 slaves and free blacks, who managed to kill 60 whites before a virgina militia tracked them down two days later”) even though that Nat Turner was eventually caught his rebellion had put fear in the eyes of whites. Due to the fact that the thoughts of revolts were so harrowing