ery was a shock that was to have profound influence on his life” (Goldman 18).In 1821, Nat had decided to run away from his master and to live as a fugitive. While on the run, he met his future wife, Cherry, who was also a slave that was working on the Turner’s farm. As time went by, after 30 days has passed Nat had returned to the plantation on his own freewill. Because of his return “Nat said, “the reason of my return was, that the Spirit appeared to me and said I had wishes directed to the things of this world, and not to the Kingdom of Heaven, and that I should return to the service of my earthly master” ” (Goldman 60). With his return, Nat went unpunished and was returned to his daily work. In 1822, a tragedy bestowed upon the Turner’s family. Nat master, Samuel Turner, had died and with this it had resulted in separating up his family. With the separation, “Nat’s mother was told to stay with Samuel Turner’s daughter on the Turner’s farm, while Nat was sold to one farmer and his wife was sold to another” (Bisson 28, 29). In this Nat was also lucky, because his owner, “ Thomas Moore, was a neighbor of Giles Resse, who had became the owner of his wife and children” (Bisson 39). While he was working for his new owner, Thomas Moore, he was also busy planning for his liberation. From 1825-1830, Turner served as a preacher because it gave him the right to travel around to different plantations. Also in 1825 he had received his second vision, this vision was full of conflict, struggle, and liberation. He saw “white spirits and black spirits engaged in battle…and the sun was darkened-the thunder rolled in the heavens and the blood flowed in streams…” (Bisson 41). Soon after, he had received his third vision and soon after the vision Nat waited for came to him while he was working in the field. “Nat discovered,...
