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Turner's Interrogation In Confessions Of Nat Turner By Thomas Gray

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In the book “Confessions of Nat Turner”, written by Thomas Gray during Turner’s interrogation, Turner is described with a monster-like face when excited, along with being a Christian fanatic. On the other hand, Turner’s description of himself is completely different, even going to the terms of calling himself uncommonly intelligent, and never even meant to be a slave. In the text, it reads: “He was a kind master, and placed the greatest confidence in me. In fact, I had no cause to complain about his treatment of me. On the 20th of August, it was agreed between the slaves Henry, Hark, and myself to prepare dinner for the men we expected the next day. There we were to prepare the plan for our uprising, for we had not yet settled on one. It was
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