This book addressed a facet of the history of our great nation that is so heinous that I had trouble believing anyone could write about it and not have hate, resentment, and other vengeful thoughts bleed thru. I would recommend this book to young women of all colors as a book to read for inspirational romance as well as religious conviction. Miss Foster lets us look into the hearts and minds of the evildoers. But she does have to go back to Mississippi and make peace with her parents and the horror there. Along her way to finding herself she meets a pullman porter that tries to sweep her off her feet, a young white sister and brother fighting for civil rights, and the man, a journalist, that she eventually fall in love with. She even wants to give up writing, something that she loves. She felt as if she was being treated like she was the culprit. Shipped off to Chicago to her aunt against her will caused her to rebel. She was happy living her everyday life until that day she found out just how cruel the world could be. But this was 1919 and these things did in fact exist.Īlena's parents kept her from the ugliness of the Jim Crow south. I admit some parts were very hard to read and take in because of the issues of lynching, segregations, and racism. Forgiveness, faith, redemption is weaved throughout. The power of God is exorted throughout the book.
This was a nicely written book that many Christians and non practing will find inspirational. If (('gtm=off') const isAppRedirect = ('appRedirect') Ĭonst isAndroid = /Android/i.test(erAgent) Ĭonst isIphone = /iPhone|iPad|iPod/i.test(erAgent) It’s a story full of greed and betrayal, faith and courage, villains and heroes. Part 2: The Testimony, relates the whole story-from Turner’s early slave years with his Ethiopian-born mother through the uprising, his trial, and hanging-from Nat’s perspective. In their words are the truth of the mystery and conspiracy of Turner’s life, death, and confession.
In Part I: The Witnesses, Harriet Beecher Stowe encounters a mysterious runaway slave who recounts stories of people who knew Nat Turner, both friends and enemies. His rebellion put Virginia in the national spotlight and tore a nation’s trust. Leading a small army of fellow slaves in an uprising that left more than fifty whites dead, Turner became a tragic hero and a lightning rod for abolitionists.
In the predawn hours of August 22, 1831, slave Nat Turner stormed into history with a Bible in one hand and a sword in the other. The sequel to The Resurrection of Nat Turner, Part I: The Witnesses shows the story of Nat Turner through his own eyes, from growing up a slave through his violent uprising and death. ⚠️ This book will unfortunately be removed from the service on the 14th of May.
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