strike the first blow and draw first blood” (Bisson 66). While his liberation was carried out, the slave owners were either axed or stabbed till their death. As time passed by, more killing of the white’s families were carried out and rumors of the rebellion were being heard over town. On August 23rd his fight for freedom came to an end. Over fifty of the oppressors were killed during the time of the revolt. After which, Nat Turner went into hiding fearing for his life. After days had pass, on October 30th Benjamin Phipps captured Nat Turner. A day later, he was put in Southampton County Jail in Jerusalem, Virginia. On Tuesday, November 1st Thomas Gray, a local lawyer, had permission to interview Turner about his rebellion, soon after it would be published as “The Confession”. Nat told Gray the entire story about the rebellion and why it all started. The only things that he didn’t mention were the names of the rebels and his wife and children. During the interview with Gray “he explained most of his motives in religious terms, both because that was what he felt whites understood best and because he saw his devotion to freedom and liberty as a religious quest” (Bisson 101). Then on November 5th 1831, his trail began. Due to the testimony of the witnesses, he was soon pounced guilty and was sentenced to death. On November 11, 1831, he was taken by Sheriff Edward Butts to an old tree by the jail and was hanged. In conclusion, “Nat Turner’s rebellion did not end in Triumph; neither did it result in failure. By mobilizing and leading a slave army, he destroy forever the nation that the slaves would not, or could not, fight for their freedom. In seeking racial justice and human rights, he became the spiritual father and political inspiration to subsequent generations of freedom fighters…” (Bisson, 105). ...
