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1. What made Nat Turner different from his peers? What made him more likely to embrace rebellion?

2. Nat Turner describes the other captives (slaves) as heroes. Why?

3. What is the difference between the words captive and slave? Captor and master?

4. What relationship or relationships in the book most surprised you? What relationship or relationships most pleased you?

5. Captives were not allowed to speak their native language. Why? Captives were not allowed last names. Why?

6. Who were “the witnesses” who spoke to Nat Turner?

7. According to local lore, Nat Turner and the other slaves met outside the local church. Though they were not welcomed inside, why would they continue meeting there?

8. In his original handwritten diary, Governor Floyd describes the August 1831 “indigo sun.” Why might it have caused excitement? Would it cause excitement today?

9. Modern-day scientists say many Atlantic hurricanes begin over the highlands of Ethiopia. According to NASA, Hurricane Isabel began in Ethiopia, making its way to the Chesapeake Bay. An “Act of God” beginning in Africa may have triggered one of the deadliest hurricanes in American history, the Great Barbados Hurricane of 1831, and Nat Turner's revolt. Discuss.

10. As he is questioned by Trezvant, Nat Turner laments slavery's legacy for captives and captors. Describe that legacy.

11. In both parts 1 and 2, Nat Turner refers to a “family debt” that he owes. What do you think he means? How did he pay for that debt?

12. What made it easy for American slave owners to justify their behavior? What makes it easy for modern-day slave owners to justify their behavior?

13. Harriet Beecher Stowe, her brother, and others, such as Benjamin Phipps and William Parker, seemed to feel frustrated and hopeless in the face of slavery. Why?

14. Southampton County, in particular the Jerusalem area, was home to two very famous Civil War generals. General George H. Thomas, nephew to County Clerk James Rochelle, was fifteen at the time of Nat Turner's revolt. Thomas became a famed Union general known as the “Rock of Chickamauga.” General William Mahone was almost five at the time of the revolt. Son of tavernkeeper Fielding Mahone, he became a famed Confederate general known as the “Hero of the Crater.” Though they were from similar backgrounds, what might have caused the two men to go on such divergent paths?

15. The court records contradicting the original
Confessions of Nat Turner
have existed for 180 years. Why do you believe that evidence has remained hidden?

1.
In
The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part 2: The Testimony,
we get a unique vantage point into the unrest that ultimately resulted in the Civil War. What was the most difficult part of re-creating these moments on the page?