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Nathaniel Green IB World Civ. Period 2 Due: Jan. 2, 2003 Nat Turner's Rebellion In order to understand Nat Turner's rebellion one must first understand that his path to greatness and insurrection began at an early age. One must also note that all people named Nathaniel are deemed for greatness. Nathaniel Turner was born on October 2, 1800, on the rural Virginia plantation of Benjamin Turner, close by the North Carolina boundary. His mother Nancy was a recent arrival from Africa, and his father, who left when Nathaniel was a child, had been born into slavery in the state of Virginia.1 He was raised in a religious family atmosphere which was uncommon during the time. In the confessions addressed by him before his execution, Turner noted that he was an "...extremely bright child with a nearly photographic memory."2 Those around him became aware of his uniqueness, after at the age of four, he recalled events in...

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