Immediate aftermath
On August 21, 1831, Turner and a group of approximately 70 followers launched the only effective, sustained slave rebellion in U.S. history. The insurrection resulted in the deaths of roughly 55 to 60 white residents before local militias and federal troops suppressed the uprising. The Media: "A Brief American History" toni sweets a brief american history with nat turner
Key scene: The “sugar woman” in the cave – a figure of corrupted sweetness, guarding gold that belongs to no one cleanly. Immediate aftermath On August 21, 1831, Turner and
The "brief American history" of Toni Sweets is a history of denial. We want the sugar without the slave; the sweetness without the scream. Nat Turner remains the nightmare in the boiling house—the reminder that for every barrel of "pure" white crystals, there was a man in the swamp with an axe. The Media: "A Brief American History" Key scene: