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Submit your thoughts on NAT TURNER: A Troublesome Property.
We invite you to respond to the questions below or add your comments. Selected submissions will be posted on our Talkback page, so check back regularly and join the discussion.
- Nat Turner’s story has been continually retold since 1831. He has been depicted as a great and inspiring hero, and vilified as an insane fanatic. How do you interpret the story of Nat Turner’s revolt?
- Throughout history, many people have used violence as a means of fighting oppression. Do you think that this use of violence is ever justified? If so, when?
- The act of writing history can be hotly contested. Do you think there is a fundamental truth to a historical event, or merely multiple interpretations?
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