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Toni Sweets A Brief American History With Nat Turner Better -
That’s the standard history: violent, doomed, tragic.
The rebellion was crushed within two days. Turner hid for six weeks before being captured, tried, and hanged. In retaliation, white militias murdered up to 200 Black people, many of whom had nothing to do with the revolt. Southern states then passed even harsher “Black Codes,” forbidding the education of enslaved people, restricting assembly, and requiring white ministers to be present at all Black worship services. toni sweets a brief american history with nat turner better
Because the rebellion is not over. It’s just rising. — End of Article — That’s the standard history: violent, doomed, tragic
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