The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part I
Book description
A riveting novel about tragic hero Nat Turner's uprising, capture, and trial-and how he impacted life in the United States forever.
The truth has been buried more than one hundred years . . .
Leading a small army of slaves, Nat Turner was a man born with a mission: to…
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1 author picked The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part I as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Until I read The Resurrection of Nat Turner, I considered myself a pacifist. I ended this novel and its sequel rooting for violent resistance and for Nat Turner, the man who led the most famous slave rebellion in American history, a man who was responsible for the deaths of women and children. In a culture of violence and unequivocal evil, turning the other cheek cannot be the only recourse. Foster left me forever changed.
From Elizabeth's list on the human toll of American slavery.
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