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Page 174
... slaves than any man in the county " ; but it is astonishing how often this phenomenon occurs in the con- temporary annals of slave insurrections . The chairman of the county court also stated , in pronouncing sentence , that Nat Turner ...
... slaves than any man in the county " ; but it is astonishing how often this phenomenon occurs in the con- temporary annals of slave insurrections . The chairman of the county court also stated , in pronouncing sentence , that Nat Turner ...
Page 176
... slaves , so obsequi- ous to their master the day before , so prompt to sing and dance before his North- ern visitors , were all swift to transform themselves into fiends of retribution now ; show them sword or musket and they grasped it ...
... slaves , so obsequi- ous to their master the day before , so prompt to sing and dance before his North- ern visitors , were all swift to transform themselves into fiends of retribution now ; show them sword or musket and they grasped it ...
Page 182
... slaves were imprisoned in Union County , twen- ty - five in Sampson County , and twenty- three at least in Duplin County , some of whom were executed . The panic also extended into Wayne , New Hanover , and Lenoir Counties . Four men ...
... slaves were imprisoned in Union County , twen- ty - five in Sampson County , and twenty- three at least in Duplin County , some of whom were executed . The panic also extended into Wayne , New Hanover , and Lenoir Counties . Four men ...
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