Pros And Cons Of Nat

3. There were many factors in Nat’s decision to rebel, most of which stemmed from the same root: Civil Rights. We were hinted at Nat’s development as a Civil Rights “Activist” in the earlier portion of part two, once hearing the verse “Seek ye the Kingdom of Heaven, and all things shall be added onto you.” from the preacher, and again from the wind that swept under the trees. This sparked a thought in Nat’s head: “Because of the extraordinary qualities, Nat had been ‘ordained for some great purpose in the hands of the almighty’”. In Nat’s mind, he was born with the purpose not yet revealed to him by the Almighty. However, this lead to a resentful attitude within Nat. Nat, a man who came in contact with the spirits, was still bound by slavery.

I believe this to be false, however. I believe that Nat was not only mentally sound, but also that he was mentally superior to those around him. In the 19th century most of the united states was religious, especially in the south, and Nat realised this and used it to his advantage. He realised that he could gain followers and attention using religion. The visions he has I believe he fabricated to justify his actions, and to gain followers. I do believe that Nat was an advocate for Human rights of some degree. The basis of Nat’s revolt was that the white man’s reign needed to come to an end. Although Nat also believed that the negroes would reign over the white folk in the new

A Lot of debates were held trying to figure out a solution. Many people believed in gradual emancipation―including the Governor of Virginia, John Floyd―which would slowly allow slaves to be free. This idea was usually paired with “colonization” which would relocate all of the freed, black slaves to a colony away from the united states. The idea of gradual emancipation was a huge minority in these debates however, seeing as most slave owners were not willing to give up their labor force. The winning ideal was that of “Slave Codes”. These were regulations put on slaves which included (but not limited to): the disallowing of preaching and assembly of slaves and freedmen, purchasing of property of slaves and freedmen, any possession of firearms of slaves or freedmen , and most importantly no slave or freedmen is allowed to receive any form of education whatsoever. Following the debates Governor Floyd requested that Thomas R. Dew of William and Mary College give his thoughts on the recent debates. Dew would respond with “the most comprehensive vindication of slavery to emerge from the South thus far.” In Dew’s review he claimed that eventual emancipation had no chance of working stating that, “no colonization scheme could ever get rid of them all: as soon as one batch was transported, two other batches would be born.” He also defended slavery and claimed it as “a necessary stage of