Summary Of Nat Turner Rebellion

The book, The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion, by Stephen B. Oates’ account of the slave rebellion in Virginia’s Southampton county in 1831. Oates’ book is a historical narrative of the exploits of Nat Turner, a gifted black slave who rallied servants into a bloody revolt against their masters. Oates clearly analyzes the events that led to the revolt in the eyes of Nat turner. He records the life and struggles of Nat Turner and other slaves and their great determination to become free. His books attempts to show how the serfs’ rebellion in Virginia increased tensions among natives and slaves contributing to the civil war three decades later. Oates’ book makes an attempt to justify the actions of Turner and his followers that led to what was arguably the bloodiest slave revolt in American history. Nate used his wittiness and his spotless reputation in order to organize a slave rebellion.

Therefore, by using current event he would have been able give his point of view a stronger basis to build his argument on. The author dose mention the rogue mob are only two in the book but, they are far apart in the story. The author then goes on to describe the negative effects was constantly felt “was like a powerful angel whose wings were nailed” (Oates 69). By him showing his constant attention and sympathy occurrences such as the murder of the woman and children and the several stories of family separations, inhumane masters, and brutal beatings. However, he leaves out the suffering that was imposed to the innocent white persons. He assumes that the only group that suffered were the African