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This passage was quite interesting. When Nat Turner said, "And now the Holy Ghost had revealed itself to me, and made plain the miracles it had shown me-For as the blood of Christ had been shed on this earth, and had ascended to heaven for the salvation of sinners, and was now returning to earth again in the form of dew-and as the leaves on the trees bore the impression of the figures I had seen in the heavens, it was plain to me that the Savior was about to lay down the yoke he had borne for the sins of men, and the great day of judgment was at hand" (250). This quote had a strong impact for me because to me, at this point, Turner is comparing himself to Jesus Christ, and truly believes that his responsibility is to bring about a 'new day of judgment' for all of the injustice that his people were experiencing. This quote also demonstrates the strong religious ties that slaves had, and how those religious ties became their driving forces to get through there lives as slaves. Quincey Garcia | This passage was quite interesting. When Nat Turner said, "And now the Holy Ghost had revealed itself to me, and made plain the miracles it had shown me-For as the blood of Christ had been shed on this earth, and had ascended to heaven for the salvation of sinners, and was now returning to earth again in the form of dew-and as the leaves on the trees bore the impression of the figures I had seen in the heavens, it was plain to me that the Savior was about to lay down the yoke he had borne for the sins of men, and the great day of judgment was at hand" (250). This quote had a strong impact for me because to me, at this point, Turner is comparing himself to Jesus Christ, and truly believes that his responsibility is to bring about a 'new day of judgment' for all of the injustice that his people were experiencing. This quote also demonstrates the strong religious ties that slaves had, and how those religious ties became their driving forces to get through there lives as slaves. Quincey Garcia | ||
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| + | In this reading, I find it really interesting how Turner says that the Holy Ghost came to him and led him to do what he did. I wonder if Turner almost viewed himself as a prophet because he was doing the will of God. This could be stretching the point but it seems that it could be valid due to Turner's extreme behavior. ---Virginia Stratton | ||
== James Henry Hammond, 1845 “Letter to an English Abolitionist” == | == James Henry Hammond, 1845 “Letter to an English Abolitionist” == | ||
