Rebellious Slave The Image of Nat Turner in American Memory

Name: Rebellious Slave The Image of Nat Turner in American Memory
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ISBN: 9780618104482

ISBN-10: 0618104488

ISBN-13: 9780618104482

Edition: 2004 (Teachers Edition, Instructors Manual, etc.)

Authors: Scot French

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How did the bloodiest slave uprising in American history--once thought to have involved hundreds of conspirators, black and white, free and enslaved--come to be known simply as "Nat Turner's Rebellion"? And why does the enigmatic figure of the rebellious slave resonate so powerfully across American history? In this richly detailed study spanning the eras of slavery, Jim Crow, and civil rights, Scot French places the contested history and enduring memory of Nat Turner"s Rebellion within the broader context of the black freedom struggle. French builds his narrative around close readings of historical texts, both famous and obscure, from early American prophecies of slave rebellion to William…

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List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 2/10/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Prophecy



Inquisitions



Apotheosis



Signposts



Commemorations


Epilogue: The Continuing Saga



The Confessions of Nat Turner, as told to Thomas R. Gray


Notes


Bibliography


Index