"Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion"

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This paper examines Stephen B. Oates's book, "Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion," in an attempt to determine who Nat Turner really was and why he did what he did. The paper includes some first-hand observations about this region of the country during the last part of the 20th century. The paper contends that the historical record presented by Oates shows that Nat Turner reacted by engaging in a series of violent acts that reflected the violent nature of the times.

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"During the 1500's and 1600's, the colonization of the New World by Europeans resulted in the rapid expansion of slavery; however, changing moral attitudes about slavery helped to bring about its decline during the 1800's. According to Stephen B. Oates, Nat Turner is the most famous and most controversial slave rebel in American history. Turner's portrayal in William Styron's novel, The Confessions of Nat Turner, as "a celibate bachelor given to masturbating about white women" has only served to fuel the controversy. Stephen B. Oates provides a thorough examination of who Nat Turner really was, and why he did what he did in this book, including some first-hand observations about this region of the country during the last part of the 20th century."

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