The Top Three Myths Told About Nat Turner
Black History Year
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🗓️ 22 January 2025
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When he arrived at the last victim's house, he let her pray before shooting her dead. Please believe Nat Turner was about that life because he was about his people! But these lies? Don’t believe them. They’re whitewashed fantasies.
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| 0:30.1 | When he arrived at the last victim's house, he let her pray before shooting her dead. |
| 0:37.3 | Please believe Nat Turner was about that life because he was about his people. |
| 0:42.8 | But these lies don't believe them. |
| 0:46.9 | They're whitewashed fantasies. |
| 0:50.0 | This is two-minute black history. |
| 0:52.2 | What you didn't Learn in School. |
| 1:01.0 | Nat Turner was about that life. Never believe these lies white historians love telling about the man who risked everything for Black liberation. |
| 1:09.0 | Lie number one. |
| 1:11.9 | He was just a preacher. |
| 1:14.0 | Nat Turner was a preaching man, but he didn't stop at sermons and prayer. |
| 1:19.8 | He let his faith inspire him every step of the way, including the last moments of his rebellion. |
| 1:26.7 | Turner believed the spirit spoke to him and that a |
| 1:30.2 | solar eclipse he spotted was a sign from God to help liberate his people. Lie number two, |
| 1:38.3 | he was the sole mastermind. He wanted badly to liberate the enslaved people of Southampton County, but he knew he couldn't |
| 1:46.7 | do it alone. Though Turner led the rebellion, it was a collective effort to fight for liberation. Many |
| 1:53.9 | of the followers he recruited helped kill over 50 enslavers and their families. Line number three. |
| 2:02.5 | He was only lynched. |
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