On The Evening Of August 21, 1831, Nat Turner And Six Men Launched Their Infamous Rebellion Against Slaveholders. The Rebels Swept Through Southampton County, Virginia, Recruiting Slaves To Their Ranks And Killing Nearly Five Dozen Whites--more Than Had Ever Been Killed In Any Slave Revolt In American History. Although A Hastily Assembled Group Of Whites Soon Suppressed The Violence, Its Repercussions Had Far-reaching Consequences. In The Land Shall Be Deluged In Blood, Patrick H. Breen Uses The Dramatic Events In Southampton To Explore The Terrible Choices Faced By Members Of The Local Black Community As They Considered Joining The Rebels, A Choice That Would Likely Cost Them Their Lives, Supporting Their Masters, Or Somehow Avoiding Taking Sides. Combining Fast-paced Narrative With Rigorous Analysis, Breen Shows How, As Whites Regained Control, Slaveholders Created An Account Of The Revolt That Saved Their Slaves From White Retribution, The Most Dangerous Threat Facing The Slaveholders' Human Property. By Probing The Stories Slaveholders Told That Allowed Them To Get Non-slaveholders To Protect Slave Property, The Land Shall Be Deluged In Blood Reveals Something Surprising About Both The Fragility And Power Of Slavery.--publisher's Description. Signs -- The First Blood -- To Jerusalem -- Where Are The Facts? -- The Coolest And Most Judicious Among Us -- Long And Elaborate Arguments -- Willing To Suffer The Fate That Awaits Me -- Communion. Patrick H. Breen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

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Breen, Patrick H.;

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

German Historical Institute London

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

New York State, 2015

New York, NY, 2015

Oxford, 2015

1, PS, 2016

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover 1
The Land Shall Be Deluged in Blood: A New History of the Nat Turner Revolt 4
Copyright 5
Dedication 6
Contents 8
Acknowledgments 10
Chronology of the Revolt 14
Introduction 24
Chapter 1: Signs 40
Chapter 2: The First Blood 60
Chapter 3: To Jerusalem 80
Chapter 4: Where Are the Facts? 96
Chapter 5: The Coolest and Most Judicious Among Us 112
Chapter 6: Long and Elaborate Arguments 130
Chapter 7: Willing to Suffer the Fate That Awaits Me 162
Chapter 8: Communion 178
Conclusion 188
Afterword: From His Own Words 192
Appendix: Slave Population of Southampton County, 1824–1839 204
Notes 206
Abbreviations 206
Introduction 206
Chapter 1 214
Chapter 2 226
Chapter 3 238
Chapter 4 245
Chapter 5 251
Chapter 6 258
Chapter 7 270
Chapter 8 276
Conclusion 279
Afterword 280
Bibliography 286
Federal Records 286
Manuscripts Collections 286
Library of Congress 286
Library of Virginia 286
Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina 286
Virginia Historical Society 287
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 287
North Carolina Department of Archives and History 287
Newspapers 287
Books and Articles 287
Index 300

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