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Paper Abstract: This paper maintains that though slavery and oppression related to it are unconscionable and indefensible, the rebellion orchestrated by the slave Nat Turner cannot be viewed on the same level as George Washington’s fight for freedom against British oppression. Paper Introduction: Nat Turner According to Faragher Buhle Czitrom and Armitrage the ultimate resistance against the abuses of slavery was the slave revolt On a hot August night in Nat Turner a lay preacher and slave led arevolt he had planned after having a religious vision in which he saw white spirits and black spirits engaged in battle Faragher et al Turner and five other slaves first struck and killed Turner\'s master Joseph Travis Traveling from one plantation to the next the rebelskilled fifty-five Text of the Paper: The entire text of the paper is shown below. However, the text is somewhat scrambled. We want to give you as much information as we possibly can about our papers and essays, but we cannot give them away for free. In the text below you will find that while disordered, many of the phrases are essentially intact. From this text you will be able to get a solid sense of the writing style, the concepts addressed, and the sources used in the research paper. Work CitedFaragher, John Mack, Mary Jo Buhle, Daniel Czitrom, and Susan H. Washington's rebellion against the British had a consensus ofsupport, whereas Turner's rebellion stemmed from a "vision" and murderedwhites indiscriminately as a symbol of rebellion. While slavery and itsoppression are unconscionable and indefensible, it is difficult to view theactions of Turner and Washington on the similar level. A group of armed white men broke up therevolt, which ultimately resulted in the execution of over forty blacks,including Turner, who was captured after hiding in the woods for more thantwo months. 285). Nat Turner According to Faragher, Buhle, Czitrom, and Armitrage (285), the"ultimate resistance" against the abuses of slavery was the "slave revolt." On a hot August night in 1831, Nat Turner, a lay preacher and slave, led arevolt he had planned after having a religious vision in which he saw"white spirits and black spirits engaged in battle" (Faragher, et al. Turner and five other slaves first struck and killed Turner's master,Joseph Travis. 285). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2 6. Armitrage. While Turner and other slaves were oppressed,Turner killed any whites in his path. Said the slave of his master JosephTravis, he "was to me a kind master, and placed the greatest confidence inme; in fact, I had no cause to complain of his treatment of me" (Faragher,et al. Turner wasintelligent and well-treated by his master, which created greater fear inwhites for their safety, since if he would rebel no one could feel safe.Despite Turner's leadership and the oppression of slavery, it is difficultto put view him on the same level as George Washington, a freedom fighteragainst British oppression. Out of Many: A History of the American People, (4th Edit.). Traveling from one plantation to the next, the rebelskilled fifty-five whites and had built up a group of sixty slaves by thesecond morning of the revolt. Turner's Revolt, as the rebellion became known, was one of a handfulof examples of organized slave rebellions of the era. If this paper is not what you are looking for, you can search again: Search for: or Click here to request an essay written just for you.