Truth will out! New research now documents that the picture painted about our courageous ancestor, Nat Turner in Thomas Gray's book "The Confessions of Nat Turner" is a gross distortion of facts--LIES!
Nat Turner, who led a brave revolutionary army of enslaved Afrikans in 1831 to strike a decisive blow against chattel enslavement in Southampton County, VA, did not Confess as alleged in Gray's book. Instead, Turner and his army pled "NOT GUILTY!" Further, Thomas Gray was NOT Turner's attorney. His attorney was William Parker.
These revelations are stated in a new book "Resurrection of Nat Turner" by Sharon Foster, a sister, who bases her book on her reading of the actual, hand-written court trial records in the Southampton County, VA courthouse.
Gray's book has tarnished the honorable image of Nat Turner in the minds of those who believed the hype for over 180 years! It is up to US to ensure that the truth about Nat Turner trumps the lies for the next 180 years!
"Long live the spirit of Nat Turner!"
Kwasi
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