Annotated Biography

Primary Sources:
"Ad for "Nat Turner's Confessions"..." Ad for "Nat Turner's Confessions"... RareNewspapers.com

. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Dec. 2016.

This was an original document during the 1800s offering an award for Nat
Turner's and his accomplices capture. This showed me just how serious whites
were about catching and executing Nat Turner publically.
Boenzi, Neal. 1967. New Jersey, Newark.
I used a picture from from Neal Boenzi to show how Nat Turners rebellion
impacted the world. This furthered my understanding on how Nat Turners
rebellion lead to the end of slavery, and what African Americans had to deal with
even after they were free.
CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2017.
I used pictures from the Civil Rights Movement to show how the rebellion
impacted the world and what happened after slaves were free.
"Slavery--The Peculiar Institution." African American
Odyssey: (Part 1). N.p., n.d. Web.
16 Nov. 2016.
I used pictures and quotes that helped me to visualize what everyone's lives were
like after the rebellion. This was particularly helpful when i was writing about the
aftermath and the impacts on people's lives after the insurrection.
Samuel McDowell Moore to the House of Delegates

(January 11, 1832)."Transcription

from Original." N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2017
This speech helped me because Samuel McDowell made good points on how
ending slavery would better the world and unify the country. I used direct quotes
from this speech and helped me summarize how Nat Turner impacted the
anti-slavery movement.
"Theodore Dwight Weld, 1803-1895. American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a
Thousand Witnesses." Theodore Dwight Weld, 1803-1895. American Slavery As
It Is: Testimony

of a Thousand Witnesses. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Jan. 2017.

His journal entries furthered my understanding of how the abolitionists were
helping Nat Turner. I used quotes and points made in the entries, also.

Turner,

Nat. "Nat Turner Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 07 Jan. 2017.
This website featured quotes said by Nat Turner himself. These quotes were quite
useful in furthering my understanding of what kind of man Nat Turner was and
why so many people joined his revolution.

Secondary Sources:
"The Birth of a Nation 'Nat Turner American Revolutionary' Featurette (2016)."
YouTube. YouTube, 18 Sept. 2016. Web. 01 Jan. 2017.
I used the content of this video to feature pictures and videos on my website.
This video also helped me discover what other people thought of Nat Turner.
History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 28 Dec. 2016.
This video was not only great for background information, but it also furthered
my understanding of what exactly happened in the weeks following the rebellion.
I used a portion of this video in my website because the woman speaking captures
what it was like during and after the revolution.
"Nat Turner." Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, 01 Sept. 2016. Web. 29 Dec.
2016.
This information helped me develop my thesis and how his childhood and
adolescence contributed to him becoming such a great leader in adulthood.

"Nat Turner Questions." E-mail interview. 20 Nov. 2016.

I asked Sarah Roth several questions on Nat Turner's life and why did he feel like
he absolutely had to go through with the rebellion. She emphasized that Nat
Turner worshiped the bible and if he wasnt well-educated his rebellion wouldnt
have ever happened. I used her answers to build up information on my website.
Roth, Sarah N. "Nat Turner Project." Nat Turner Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Jan. 2017
This website has many useful documents and information . Also, it describes just
how crazed for blood everyone was. I used journal entries and pictures from this
website also.
Styron, William. The Confessions of Nat Turner. New York: Random House, 1967. Print.
This showed me what the rebellion was like from a different perspective and
furthered my understanding on the reasons behind the rebellion. This book
helped me write sections on the revolt and my thesis.