The legacy of nat turner, viewers will get a different perspective into his notorious legacy that extends beyond this rebellion. As he witnesses countless atrocities, against himself and his fellow slaves, nat orchestrates an. As he witnesses countless atrocities, against himself and his fellow slaves, nat orchestrates. Birth of a nation the blu ray 4k 2016 nat turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum south, orchestrates an uprising. The birth of a nation is a 2016 americancanadian period drama film based on the story of nat turner, the enslaved man who led a slave rebellion in southampton county, virginia, in 1831. Nat turner was the leader of a violent slave rebellion in. William styrons confessions of nat turner was a best seller. Set against the antebellum south, the birth of a nation follows nat turner nate parker, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, samuel turner armie hammer, accepts an offer to use nat s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. But as nat witnesses countless atrocities, he orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom. The legacy of nat turner national geographic channel, original air date october 7, 2016 and she is writing the cover story for national geographic history magazine titled after her brown bag lunch talk. Nat turners rebellion was a slave rebellion that took place in southampton county, virginia. The birth of a nation 2016 ultra hd bluray ultra hd.
Turner is ordered by his master armie hammer to tour a number of local plantations, delivering sermons to the other slaves that will urge them against violence and any thoughts of rebellion. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. All of our member libraries are currently adjusting their services to the public. Art depicts nat turner and his companions planning their slave rebellion, which would kill at least 55 people in virginia and inspire an ongoing debate over turner s legacy. Whites organized militias and called out regular troops to suppress the uprising. The legacy of nat turner history national geogrpahic.
Nate parker, armie hammer, penelope ann miller, jackie earle haley, mark boone junior, colman domingo, gabrielle union, jason stuart. As historian scot french told the new york times, to accept nat. Set against the antebellum south, the birth of a nation follows nat turner nate parker, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, samuel turner armie hammer, accepts an offer to use nat s preaching to subdue slaves. In 1831 african american slave, and preacher, nat turner led a bloody slave revolt in virginia. Bring home an important piece of american history with the. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet.
Nate parkers nat turner biopic the birth of a nation takes a fascinatingly complicated history and simplifies it into the story of one mans heroic journey. In later periods free blacks also emigrated from french speaking areas of the. Your library loans have been extended and will not accumulate fines. Nat turner was an africanamerican slave preacher in virginia who. Historians are making new discoveries about the enslaved preacher and his rebels in. The birth of a nation 2016 bluray disc details high. What a horrific, sad legacy in our history, this idea that one human being could legally be owned by another. Nat turner october 2, 1800 november 11, 1831 was an enslaved africanamerican preacher who led a fourday rebellion of both enslaved and free black people in southampton county, virginia, beginning august 21, 1831. I found no notable problems with this presentation. The documentary, which i have not seen so i obviously cant speak to its content, is about the legacy of nat turner.
The birth of a nation set against the antebellum south, the birth of a nation follows nat turner nate parker, a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, samuel turner armie hammer, accepts an offer to use nat s preaching to subdue unruly slaves. The legacy of nat turner explores how turner lived, fought, and died, offering a new historical perspective on the africanamerican slave and preacher who led a bloody revolt in virginia leading up to the civil war. These stylistic choices worked fine, as the hues seemed appropriate for the selected palette. According to sam tanenhauss 2016 vanity fair piece, the literary battle for nat turners legacy, the two.
Slaves rising up and turning their tools on their masters was one of the. The documentary will give insight into nat turner s life, his role in the revolt and his death as well as detail the 1831 historical and bloody slave rebellion in virginia. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. As he witnesses countless atrocities against himself and his fellow slaves nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people. Birth of a nation the bluray 2016 nat turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum south, orchestrates an uprising. During the rebellion, virginia legislators targeted free blacks with a. The birth of a nation by armie hammer, mark boone jr. The legacy of nat turner airs friday 109c on the national geographic channel. The birth of a nation arrives on bluray, dvd and 4k. Her most recent work is highlighted in national geographic. With alfred brophy, kelley fanto deetz, brian favors, rick francis. The legacy of nat turner 2016 tv movie plot keywords.
Nat turner october 2, 1800 november 11, 1831 was an enslaved african american. The legacy of nat turner documentary feature commentary by director nate parker deleted scenes with optional director commentary also available in 4k ultra hd the birth of a nation. Turners life and uprising was also the subject of the 2016 film, the birth. As he witnesses countless atrocities against himself and his fellow slaves nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of. National geographic channel presents epic story in. Colors tended toward teal, along with some amber and orange. The birth of a nation appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2. The legacy of nat turner explores how turner lived, fought, and died, offering a new historical perspective on the africanamerican slave and preacher. This historical drama recounts a reallife slave revolt that occurred in 1831 virginia, led by a black preacher named nat turner nate parker. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. After the slave rebellion led by nat turner in virginia in 1831, many slave. Turner in american memory, africanamerican studies scholar scott french. National geographic channel presents epic story in rise up. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide.
Nat turner is a literate american slave and preacher. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. It looks like we dont have any plot keywords for this title yet. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. I suspect that the title is a reference to what nat turner did. As historian scot french told the new york times, to accept nat turner and place him within the pantheon of american revolutionary heroes is to sanction violence as a means of social change. Nat turner october 2, 1800 november 11, 1831 was an enslaved africanamerican. Cowritten, coproduced and directed by nate parker in his directorial debut, the film stars parker as turner, with armie hammer, mark boone junior, colman. African americans make up the single largest racial minority in the united states.
The rebellion caused the death of approximately 60 white men, women, and children. Beyond its focus on turner, the film will also traverse the. Beyond its focus on turner, the film will also traverse the climate of the time period, tracing the circumstances that led to. Nat turner s 1831 rebellion struck fear throughout the slaveholding south, which sought to quash his legacy. The birth of a nation digitally mastered in hd, widescreen. Follow roger guenveur smith on a journey through the town. As he witnesses countless atrocities against himself and his fellow slaves nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to. The legacy of nat turner 2016 tv movie photo gallery. The confessions of nat turner paperback november 10, 1992. Turner is ordered by his master armie hammer to tour a number of local plantations, delivering sermons to the other. Several avenues are available for members of the uva community needing library resources, including hathitrusts newlyreleased trove of ed digital material, open educational resources, online journals, databases, and ebooks. Approximately 120 slaves and free blacks were murdered by militias and mobs. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot keywords submission guide. Bring home an important piece of american history with the powerful story of nat turner s rebellion the birth of a nation arrives on bluray, dvd and 4k ultra hd on january 10 set against the antebellum south, the birth of a nation follows nat turner nate parker, a.
Encore the birth of a nation directed by nate parker. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The legacy of nat turner national geographic documentary 47. When a white author wrote a slave narrative novel in 1967, black. Douglass day keynote speaker is descendant of douglass. As he witnesses countless atrocities, against himself and his fellow slaves, nat orchestrates an uprising in. Turner took a solar eclipse that occurred in february 1831 as a signal that the time to rise up had come. The documentary will give insight into nat turners life, his role. He grew up deeply religious and was often seen fasting, praying. The birth of a nation 2016 ann arbor district library. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. African american performers to stand before white audiences and sing of the joy of. His financially strained owner accepts an offer to use nat s preaching to subdue unruly slaves.