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Nat Turner

American Activist

Born: Oct 2, 1800

Died: Nov 11, 1831

Confidence Master Me Myself Prayer Time

Related authors: Angela Davis Cesar Chavez Gloria Steinem Harriet Tubman Malcolm X Noam Chomsky Sojourner Truth Susan B. Anthony

I had a vision - and I saw white spirits and black spirits engaged in battle, and the sun was darkened - the thunder rolled in the Heavens, and blood flowed in streams - and I heard a voice saying, 'Such is your luck, such are you called to see, and let it come rough or smooth, you must surely bear it.' Nat Turner

Saying You Battle Vision Black White Luck Saw Sun Must See Spirits Bear Voice Had Thunder Come Surely Smooth Heard Blood Heavens Engaged Your Rough Streams

When I got large enough to go to work, while employed I was reflecting on many things that would present themselves to my imagination; and whenever an opportunity occurred of looking at a book, when the school-children were getting their lessons, I would find many things that the fertility of my own imagination had depicted to me before. Nat Turner

Work Me Book Opportunity Looking Before Own Imagination Enough Would Find My Own Had Employed Got Occurred Go Were Fertility Reflecting Getting Whenever Depicted While Themselves Large Many Lessons Things Present

After having supplied myself with provisions from Mr. Travis's, I scratched a hole under a pile of fence rails in a field, where I concealed myself for six weeks, never leaving my hiding place but for a few minutes in the dead of night to get water, which was very near. Nat Turner

Myself Water Few Field Hiding Minutes Having Weeks Never Supplied Concealed Dead Pile Leaving Fence Provisions Very Get Scratched Six Where After Hole Place Which Near Rails Night

I was not addicted to stealing in my youth, nor have ever been; yet such was the confidence of the Negroes in the neighborhood, even at this early period of my life, in my superior judgment, that they would often carry me with them when they were going on any roguery, to plan for them. Nat Turner

Life Me Confidence Youth Superior My Life Judgment Addicted Negroes Neighborhood Carry Would Stealing Period Were Been Nor Any Going Often Them Plan Even Ever Early

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