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.
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. 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. His rebellion put Virginia in the national spotlight and tore a nation s trust.
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. In their words are the truth of the mystery and conspiracy of Turner s life, death, and confession. "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. It s a story full of greed and betrayal, faith and courage, villains and heroes."